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"My life was ruined in the process," Davison recalled that

May 6, 2017 by Kenneth Newton

"My life was ruined in the process," Davison recalled that day. "But now that I have a new job to do, I am happy to have the confidence to open my own Facebook page to see if there are problems."

Randall's legal team argued that it is unconstitutional to deny a citizen the right to access the Facebook page of a sheriff's deputy and her deputies as long as she uses the page to promote herself.

According to the appeals court, Randall had been blocked in June 2016 for violating the First Amendment because of her "obstruction and/or disruption of government official activity" during her stay in a county jail on her own recognizance.

Randall's attorney countered that the First Amendment protects a person from government officials interfering with their business. A local bar association had filed a federal lawsuit against the county sheriff's office over a Facebook ban.

[Image via Shutterstock]"The only rule of good policy is to do what is necessary for business and to build a good future for the country, not for the people."

The last few words are a cautionary tale about our ability to do good, and about the tendency of our politicians to seek to control and even destroy that which is best for ourselves and our country.