The Hon. John Ruddick (LDP)

A political discourse was silenced on the internet recently when far-left YouTube decided to remove the maiden speech of John Ruddick, an Australian politician representing the Liberal Democrats (which is the libertarian party), in the New South Wales (NSW) Parliament, claiming the spread of medical misinformation.

Ruddick, who quit the Liberal Party after 27 years to join the Liberal Democrats, launched into a critique of the government’s COVID-19 policies during a parliamentary speech. The politician argued against the widespread lockdowns and vaccination efforts, claiming they were disproportionate responses to a virus with a fatality rate comparable to the seasonal flu.

“The authoritarian COVID police state all over a bad flu. Bad flu happen from time to time. But we treated COVID as though it was ebola. The COVID fatality rate in New South Wales was 0.13%, at the upper end of what we expect each winter, maybe a little bit more. But to call COVID a pandemic was an insult to pandemics,” said Ruddick. “The New South Wales government locks citizens in quarantine just for being near a COVID positive person.”

Ruddick also took issue with the worldwide vaccination campaign, which he described as “vaccine extremism.” He criticized the New South Wales government for implementing lockdowns that lasted longer than initially planned and for imposing what he considered draconian vaccine mandates.

“We won’t let you out until you take multiple injections of not only a rushed vaccine, but of an entirely new class of vaccine,” he lamented.

The politician went on to question the safety of the vaccines, citing data he claims indicates increased excess death rates following mass mRNA vaccinations.

“Last year, the New South Wales Health Department published weekly data showing the fewer vaccines you had, the less likely you went to hospital or ICU,” said Ruddick.

“Since the vaccine rollout, there has been a 15% to 20% increase in excess deaths in nations like Australia who had the mass mRNA injections. Is it the vaccine, or is it the bitter hangover from locking people up for so long? We don’t know. But either way, it’s almost certainly the result of poor governance and yet another reason for a COVID royal commission,” he added.

Ruddick also promoted the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, suggesting that the pushback against it was driven by pharmaceutical companies’ profit motives.

“Prior to COVID, ivermectin had been prescribed to humans, not 4 million times, but 4 billion times. It’s such a wonder drug. The inventors won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine,” said Ruddick.

“Soon after COVID arrived, various researchers around the world began noticing ivermectin just may be unusually helpful in treating COVID patients. But Big Pharma was alarmed that if Ivermectin worked, it was too cheap to make squillions off. So Big Pharma told politicians to not only ban it for sale but to claim Ivermectin is only a horse dewormer,” he added.

After his speech was posted on YouTube, the platform removed it, citing its policies against spreading medical misinformation. The removal has since sparked debates about the platform’s content moderation policies and its role in controlling the narrative surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

John Ruddick has revealed plans to propose a free speech amendment to the New South Wales constitution, in response to an increasing threat of censorship from the government and big tech companies.

Ruddick told The Gateway Pundit that the Australian government is working with tech companies to censor content the same in the US.

“Absolutely yes,” Ruddick said when asked if Australian government is colluding with Big Tech.

“The Commonwealth (national) government has advanced plans to regulate social media against disinformation and misinformation (i.e., speech that embarrasses the government),” he added.

As a countermeasure, Ruddick intends to introduce a free speech amendment to the constitution of New South Wales, the largest of Australia’s six states. He says the amendment will mirror the U.S. First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech.

Ruddick shared his intentions via a tweet: “The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is proposing to ‘regulate’ media and ban ‘misinformation’ etc. This is fascism 101. At the next sitting of the NSW parliament I will be proposing an amendment to the NSW Constitution that strictly guarantees free speech.”

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is proposing to ‘regulate’ media and ban ‘misinformation’ etc.

This is fascism 101.

At the next sitting of the NSW parliament I will be proposing an amendment to the NSW Constitution that strictly guarantees free speech.

— John Ruddick MLC (@JohnRuddick2) July 3, 2023

While Ruddick concedes that his proposal might not receive approval from the New South Wales parliament, he is interested in observing the arguments that will be used against it.

“The worst part about it is that while we now have a left-wing federal government (the Australian Labor Party) … this social media crackdown was initially proposed by the previous government that is ostensibly a right-wing government,” Ruddick explained.

He lamented the fact that this so-called right-wing party, the Liberal Party, has strayed from its original values, leading him to join the libertarian party.

“The right-wing party of government here is called the Liberal Party but they are now mostly what you would call RINOs … which is why I left and joined our libertarian party (currently called the Liberal Democrats but soon to be called the Libertarian Party of Australia),” he said.

You can watch his entire speech in the parliament below:

Never before in Australian history has a politician’s maiden speech to parliament been banned from YouTube. It just happened to Liberal Democrats MLC @JohnRuddick2.

Want to know what all the fuss is about? Watch below: pic.twitter.com/1IFCjkIjBV

— Liberal Democrats NSW (@LibDemNSW) June 29, 2023

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Here is why your CAN NEVER trust The New York Times.

The New York Times headlined ANOTHER fluff piece on Ray Epps on Monday morning. The Old Gray Lady suggested that Ray Epps could be FOX News’s next Dominion.

From the screed:

Of all the distortions and paranoia that Tucker Carlson promoted on his since-canceled Fox News program, one looms large: a conspiracy theory that an Arizona man working as a covert government agent incited the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol to sabotage and discredit former President Donald Trump and his political movement.

What’s known about the man — a two-time Trump voter named Ray Epps — is that he took part in demonstrations in Washington that day and the night before. He was captured on camera urging a crowd to march with him and enter the Capitol. But at other points, he pleads for calm once it becomes clear the situation is turning violent. He can be seen moving past a line of Capitol Police at the barricades, but he never actually goes inside the Capitol.

Federal prosecutors have not charged Epps with a crime, focusing instead on the more than 1,000 other demonstrators who acted violently or were trespassing in the Capitol. The Justice Department’s sprawling investigation into the attack remains open, however, and Epps could still be indicted.

For starters, Ray Epps DID trespass on January 6 by pushing his way inside the police barriers. The FBI just never arrested him.

The Gateway Pundit has informed our readers on Ray Epps for years now.

These eight Trump supporters are serving years in prison for “touching” a giant Trump sign that was thrown at police on January 6, 2021.  No officers were injured in what the government ruled was an “assault” on police.  Ray Epps was also filmed hurling this sign at police but for some reason was never charged with a crime.

Earlier this year “60 Minutes” ran an entire fluff piece on Ray Epps, defending his conduct leading Trump supporters to the US Capitol, breaking through two sets of barriers, and urging Trump supporters to enter the US Capitol on January 6.

’60 Minutes” ran an entire segment defending Ray Epps and NEVER ONCE mentioned his criminal assault that day!

The fake news outlet HID THIS from the American public!

In his testimony before the sham January 6 Committee on January 21, 2022,  insisted “I don’t break the law” and “It’s not in my DNA.”

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But this was not true. Ray Epps was not being honest in his testimony under oath to Liz Cheney’s sham committee.  Ray Epps, a likely federal cut-out, was never arrested despite leading crowds to the US Capitol and taking part in a criminal assault.

We have the evidence on Epps.

In the damning video below first captured by Patty McMurray, Ray Epps is filmed hoisting a massive Trump sign with several other Trump supporters. Epps was likely leading the efforts as he led the crowd when they breached not just the first set of barriers to the US Capitol but also the second set of barriers to the US Capitol that day. (another crime)

You can see Ray Epps in the video near the corner of the sign.

The protesters walk it over to where the police are standing outside the US Capitol.

Ray Epps is with them the entire time. After the sign is released the Ray Epps pops up and is seen standing and directing the crowd.

This was captured on video. Patty McMurray discovered this clip.

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In January The Gateway Pundit posted an additional video of Ray Epps hurling the sign at police.

Please Note: No police officers were hurt during the incident.

This was posted by FreeStateWill.

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Today several men are sitting in prison for touching the sign that passed over their heads that Ray Epps was hurling at police.

As Kelly Wilde reported earlier – Anyone who touched the sign —“an enormous battering ram,” according to prosecutors— was denied bond and subject to lengthy prison sentences.

Ray Epps also LED THE CHARGE through two sets of police barriers at the US Captiol on January 6.

MUST SEE: TGP’s Jim Hoft on War Room – Describes BOMBSHELL VIDEO of Ray Epps Breaking Through Second Barrier at US Capitol (VIDEO)

In April, The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft joined Steve Bannon on The War Room to discuss this latest evidence of criminal conduct by Ray Epps caught on video.

Steve Bannon challenged Ray Epps to come on with The Gateway Pundit or The War Room and “face this audience!”
Here is the video from Tuesday’s War Room on Frank Speech.

Ray Epps was never charged for pushing this massive sign at the police on January 6th.

The individuals below were not as lucky. These eight men were charged with an average of 3 years in prison for touching this sign as it passed over their heads on January 6.

Ray Epps walks free today.

** Charles “Brad” Smith (41 months)

You can donate to Charles “Brad” Smith here.

** Marshall Neefe (41 months)

You can support Marshall Neefe here.

** Thomas Hamner (30 months)

Please donate to Thomas Hamner here.

** Howard Richardson (46 months)

Please donate to Howard Richardson here.

** Alan Byerly (34 months)

You can donate to Alan Byerly here.

** Jose Padilla (held 25 months)

You can donate to Jose Padilla here.

** Jonathan Copeland. uncertain sentence at this time.

** Sean McHugh – 22 months in prison and still waiting for trial.

You can donate to Sean McHugh here.

These men are serving years in prison for touching the sign –  over 16 years total combined.

The average sentence for these men is around 3 years in prison – for TOUCHING the sign that Ray Epps hurled at police.

This is absolute tyranny.  Our government is openly attacking its citizens.

Although many were trying to avoid being hit by it themselves, Epps clearly shoves the sign so hard that it knocks McHugh’s mom to the ground.

Ray Epps is a free man tonight.

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