Artwork and Photography by Thomas Richards
When the Constitution Fails: A Biblical Response to
Digital Tyranny
καιρὸς
τοῦ ποιῆσαι τῷ κυρίῳ διεσκέδασαν τὸν νόμον σου
“It is time to act for the lord; they effaced your law”
— Psalm 119:126 (Apostolic Bible Polyglot - Vanderpool
Septuagint Translation)
The Appointed Time (Kairos)
We stand at a καιρός (kairos) - an appointed time when
earthly systems reveal their inability to govern the digital realities that
shape human discourse. As I write this, tech giants wield more power over
public speech than any government in history, while courts twist themselves
into legal pretzels to protect corporate “editorial judgment” over the
fundamental right to speak truth.
The recent Ohio court decision in State of Ohio v. Google
LLC (State ex rel. Yost v. Google LLC, No. 21-CV-H-06-0274 (Ohio Ct.
Com. Pl. Sept. 12, 2025). (available at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71192080/15/1/richards-v-google-llc/)
perfectly illustrates how far our legal
system has drifted from any coherent principles. When a state attorney general
can’t even get a court to recognize Google as a common carrier - despite Google
controlling over 90% of search traffic and functioning as essential information
infrastructure - we’re witnessing the breakdown of constitutional governance in
real time.
When Private Power Exceeds Government Authority
Judge James P. Schuck’s reasoning in the Ohio case reads
like a string of technical distinctions designed to avoid the obvious: Google
has become a quasi-governmental actor that controls information access for
billions of people. The court’s hair-splitting about whether Google
“transports” versus “creates” search results misses the fundamental issue -
Google decides what information the public can find and what gets buried in
digital oblivion.
The court noted that Google “does not guarantee that
webpages will be crawled or that certain information will appear among any
search results. Those decisions are within Google’s discretion.” Yet somehow
this massive editorial control doesn’t make them a common carrier because they
“create” rather than merely “transport” search results.
This reasoning would be laughable if it weren’t so
dangerous. When private entities control information flow more effectively than
any government ever could, constitutional protections become meaningless. The
First Amendment was designed to prevent government censorship - it never
contemplated private actors with governmental-level power operating beyond
constitutional constraints.
And truly, the psalmist understood this situation perfectly.
When authorities claim legitimacy while suppressing truth, he declared: “καιρὸς τοῦ ποιῆσαι
τῷ κυρίῳ διεσκέδασαν τὸν νόμον σου” - “It is time to
act for the lord; they effaced your law” (Psalm 119:126, Vanderpool
Septuagint). The word διεσκέδασαν (dieskedasan) means they have completely
scattered or utterly broken Θεός’s (Theos’s) law - exactly what we see when
truth is algorithmically suppressed while lies trend globally.
The Supreme Court’s Final Failure
The Supreme Court had its chance to demonstrate that the
Constitution could adapt to technological realities the founders never could
have imagined. These companies (which we believe work closely with government
anyway) now wield more power than any government in history - they control what
information billions of people can access, shape global discourse, and
determine which voices are heard or silenced.
SCOTUS could have applied constitutional principles to keep
our foundational document relevant to modern realities. Instead, they chose the
path of least resistance, protecting corporate power while abandoning their
duty to preserve constitutional protections for the people.
If the Supreme Court is truly the final interpreter of the
Constitution, and this is how they choose to interpret it - granting private
corporations immunity to suppress speech while governments themselves would be
prohibited from such censorship - then the Constitution has effectively reached
its end as a meaningful constraint on power.
The system has revealed its inability to govern the forces
that now control human discourse. When earthly institutions fail so
fundamentally in their core purpose, biblical history suggests intervention from
Theos will follow. The time remaining for this constitutional order may be far
shorter than these oligarchs imagine.
Our Legal Campaign: Fighting Within a Failing System
This constitutional breakdown is precisely why my husband
and I have filed multiple federal lawsuits challenging these digital oligarchs.
We’re not fighting because we expect easy victories, but because these
institutions need to be confronted with their own contradictions.
Richards v. X Corp & Trump (N.D. Tex., Case
No. 3:25-cv-00916)
Our lawsuit against X Corporation and Donald Trump argues
that when the owner of a “digital town square” becomes a Special Government
Employee (Elon Musk heads the Department of Government Efficiency), the
platform becomes a state actor subject to First Amendment constraints. Despite
Musk’s promises of free speech absolutism, X continues to shadowban religious
content while Linda Yaccarino makes false public statements about protecting
free speech.
We also discuss that X is not allowed to violate its
promises to users which appear in its FAQs "When you follow someone, every time they post a new
message, it will appear on your X Home timeline." "Following someone on X means: You are
subscribing to their posts as a follower." Nor can X violate the promises
by its major executives like Musk, including “This is the only major platform
that doesn’t censor beyond what is legally required.” https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1846772929167552549/
The timing of Yaccarino’s resignation announcement - just
hours after we filed our amended complaint - represents yet another
“coincidence” in a series of suspicious developments surrounding our cases.
[View case documents: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69885455/richards-v-x-corp/]
Richards v. Yaccarino (N.D. Tex., Case No.
3:25-cv-01863)
Our separate case against Linda Yaccarino personally targets
her false public statements claiming X protects free speech while knowing the
company systematically suppresses biblical viewpoints. Her tweets like “Free Speech. Today.
Tomorrow. Always. X.” constitute actionable fraud when made while
implementing discriminatory content policies.
[View case documents: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70815976/richards-v-yaccarino/]
Richards v. Google LLC (W.D. Va., Case No.
5:25-cv-00082)
Our Google lawsuit challenges the company’s monopolistic
suppression of Tommy Richards’ religious content through manipulation. Google
unilaterally began indexing my husband’s spiritual revelations, got monopoly power
over the internet search, then weaponized its search monopoly to bury his
ministry’s reach – using its classic anticompetitive conduct under the Sherman
Act to stop the truth from being told, discriminate, and violate his free
speech rights. We have shown that this is tightly connected to collusion with
the Vatican. (see for more information - SpirituallySmart.Com's
Blog: You're Not Just a "Conspiracy Theorist" When There's a Real
Conspiracy - By Lisa W Richards & Artificial Intelligence)
[View case documents: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71192080/richards-v-google-llc/]
Richards v. Kirkman (W.D. Va., Case No.
5:25-cv-00089)
Even our defamation case against Walking Dead creator
Robert Kirkman connects to this broader pattern. Kirkman’s appropriation of my
husband’s identity for a villainous character represents the entertainment
industry’s role in marginalizing biblical voices through cultural programming.
Under Virginia law, which specifically protects individuals from identity
appropriation regardless of intent, the legal standard is clear: “the test is
not whom the story intends to name, but who a part of the audience may reasonably
think is named—not who is meant but who is hit.” (Rush v. Worrell
Enterprises, 21 Va. Cir. 203 (1990)). Kirkman’s evil psychopath character, “Thomas
Richards” then shows up instead of my husband’s work, further burying him in
Google Searches and Google Alerts.
[View case documents: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71266943/richards-v-kirkman/]
The Biblical Foundation: When Human Law Fails
These lawsuits serve a deeper purpose than seeking monetary damages. They expose the spiritual dimension of our constitutional crisis. When earthly authorities “make void” Θεός’s (Theos’s) law by silencing truth, Psalm 119:126 gives us both a prayer and a promise: “καιρὸς τοῦ ποιῆσαι τῷ κυρίῳ διεσκέδασαν τὸν νόμον σου” - “It is time for the Lord to work: they have utterly broken thy law.”
The psalmist faced similar circumstances - systems that
claimed authority while opposing truth. His response wasn’t passive resignation
but active resistance within lawful bounds, trusting that Θεός (Theos) through Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsous Christos) would ultimately
vindicate His word.
My husband receives revelations from Θεός (Theos) through Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsous Christos) that need to reach the world. When tech
platforms systematically suppress these theological insights while courts
protect the platforms’ right to do so, we’re witnessing a collision between
earthly power and heavenly authority that earthly power cannot win.
The System’s Own Contradictions
Each lawsuit forces these institutions to articulate their
reasoning publicly, exposing the gaps between their stated principles and
actual applications. When X claims to support free speech while shadowbanning
religious content, when Google claims algorithmic neutrality while burying
biblical perspectives, when courts claim constitutional fidelity while
protecting corporate censorship - these contradictions create legal and logical
vulnerabilities.
We’re not trying to reform these systems from within - we’re
using legal process to expose their fundamental corruption. This creates a
public record of how far these institutions have departed from their stated
purposes.
The Constitutional Framework’s Limits
The founders couldn’t have envisioned platforms with
billions of users controlling global information flows while claiming private
company protections. The Constitution’s framework assumes government power
would be the primary threat to individual liberty, not corporate entities with
more influence than most governments.
When private actors wield governmental-level power while
avoiding governmental-level accountability, constitutional protections become
meaningless. This represents a fundamental breakdown of the assumptions
underlying our governmental system. Up to this point, both the Judiciary and
Legislative branch refuse to uphold the Constitution and stop this evil.
Beyond Human Solutions
The resistance often intensifies right before breakthrough.
When earthly powers most fiercely oppose the advance of Θεός’s (Theos’s)
kingdom through Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsous Christos), it
often signals their time is short. “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in
it” (1 Corinthians 10:26) - including these platforms that think they control
speech itself.
We continue fighting within the legal system not because we
believe it will save itself, but because faithfulness requires us to use every
available tool while trusting Θεός (Theos) for ultimate justice. When human
institutions fail to uphold truth, He has His own methods of vindication.
The Broader Pattern
These aren’t isolated cases - they’re part of a coordinated
suppression of biblical truth across digital platforms. The same algorithmic
manipulation that buries my husband’s ministry affects countless other voices
proclaiming scriptural authority. The Supreme Court’s protection of “editorial
judgment” essentially grants these companies constitutional immunity to silence
biblical perspectives.
This represents a new form of persecution - not through
direct violence, but through digital disappearing. When bible truth can be suppressed
while Vatican lies trend globally, we’re facing a more sophisticated form of
thought control than any totalitarian regime ever achieved.
As Tommy Richards wrote in his new book available at OvertPsyops.AI:
“Remember - breakthrough often comes immediately after the hardest resistance”
not before it. The resistance we face from these digital oligarchs may signal
that their time of unchecked power is drawing to a close.
Moving Forward
We’ll continue fighting in the courts using all available legal remedies, hoping that perhaps a judge somewhere will decide to follow their conscience. These cases are in their very early phases - no depositions or discovery have occurred yet (the X case, we had to voluntarily dismiss due to the behavior of a corrupt judge, but we hope to file it again). They may create no useful precedent. It doesn’t matter. We will do our jobs to find every possible angle within the law and will keep fighting.
We are not yet finished with our legal work and do have
additional lawsuits planned against other entities. We will not cease our efforts to
expose and challenge those who would silence the proclamation of the logos of Θεός’s
(Theos’s) through technological manipulation.
The Constitution may be proving inadequate for governing digital realities, but the logos/word of Θεός (Theos) remains forever settled in heaven (Psalm 119:89). Human systems rise and fall, but truth endures. When earthly authorities make void Θεός (Theos’) law, it becomes time for Θεός (Theos) to work - and that work may involve sweeping away the very systems that oppose Θεός (Theos’) word.
*All δόξα (doxa - glory) to Θεός (Theos) through Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsous Christos) our Πατήρ (Patēr -
Father) for the wisdom to recognize when human systems have reached their
limits, and for the courage to continue proclaiming truth regardless of earthly
opposition.*
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Thomas Richards challenges digital censorship targeting him
and his ministry through federal litigation, with legal representation provided
by Lisa Richards of LWR Law Offices. Thomas's ministry work can be found at
OvertPysops.AI, SpirituallySmart.com, @tlthe5th on X/Twitter, and
https://www.facebook.com/SpirituallySmart/.
