Scott Ritter, former U.S. Marine and UN WMD weapons inspector, knows something about the suppression of speech. He has been a prime target of censorship on social media. In his article on his website, “Scott Ritter Extra,” Ritter highlights the censorship of independent LaRouche candidate for Senate, Diane Sare: “The suppression of free speech is inherently detrimental to American democracy. The tools of suppression come in many forms, including malign manipulation of so-called ‘rules.’ Case in point—Diane Sare. Despite qualifying to be on the ballot as a candidate for Senator for the State of New York, she is being excluded from participating in the only debate being conducted by the candidates for that seat. The reasoning behind this exclusion—that Diane failed to qualify for the debate because she did not garner at least 15% support in the three polls used by the organizers as a litmus test for participation—is mooted by the fact that none of the cited polls had listed her as an option.”
Ritter said that “Diane was put in ‘debate jail,’” and “the fact is her voice will not be heard on the same stage as the other two candidates for U.S. Senate,” which is “an insult to the citizens of New York, who will be denied the opportunity of listening to Diane Sare.”
