Disruption. Yes. Disruption opens up pathways that could not be seen when things rolled on as expected. Even though we have had a bit too much disruption of late, it is shaking up enough minds, such as yours, that new opportunites can be seen.

We can see that congress didn't make a law prohibiting free speech

One problem is that all these states of emergency give alphabet agencies the power to make regulations that have the force of law. Free speech is quite endangered. Congress won't do it, it can't as you have pointed out, but alphabet agencies very much can as long as we accept that states of emergency are valid. I do not accept it.