Posted on 09/16/2025 6:30:38 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As millions of Americans continued to mourn several days after the assassination of a prominent conservative leader, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the plan to honor Charlie Kirk's legacy by doing the exact opposite of everything Charlie Kirk stood for.
Just six days after Kirk was killed at an event promoting free and open debate in the public square, Bondi appeared as an interview guest on an internet podcast to make a stern pledge to prosecute individuals who were deemed to have engaged in "hate speech."
"The best way to honor Charlie is by going against what he stood for," Bondi said in a subsequent social media post. "Charlie was a relentless warrior who fought for the freedom of speech and the open exchange of ideas. That's why I'm making it my mission to police what people say, identify speech I don't like, and take steps to hold the perpetrators criminally responsible. It's a philosophy that is not at all what Charlie would have wanted. And, in his memory, I'm going to make it a reality."
Despite immediate backlash among conservatives, staffers at the Department of Justice stood by the AG's pledge. "What better way to continue Charlie's legacy than by crumpling it up and throwing it in the trash?" said one DOJ insider. "We owe it to Charlie to just brush off everything he fought so hard for and adopt the type of agenda that he rejected throughout his life's work."
At publishing time, Bondi said she was confident that any precedent set for censoring and prosecuting "hate speech" would never, ever be turned around and used against conservatives in the future.
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This should be good.
The Babylon Bee is not funny.
Like the Drudge Report, it’s day has passed.
Check her further remarks on this subject on X.
Does the First Amendment Protect Threats and Hate Speech?
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Trump loves that Bondi wants to go after hate speech and told Jon Karl they might go after him
Bibi needs to resign. Is that hate speech? Is it antisemitic?
Can’t believe I an saying this but.
Release the Epstein Files.
Prayers for Charlie’s family. And Babylon Bee for that matter. This was brave.
So ppl are mad because Pam is fighting fire with fire? We’re in a not so cold civil war for crying out loud!
Of course any organization or company can have its own rules about appropriate words and actions on the part of its members or employees. And the military certainly has rules about appropriate conduct and speech among its members.
But the government going after citizens? No f'n way, sorry Bondi, that won't fly. That's not what I voted for.
I agree, saying she's going after hate speech was dumb, real dumb.
Here’s what you do about hate speech:
Nothing.
This is America, we have this thing called the First Amendment, which could not be clearer:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Kinda like the words “shall not be infringed”.
Nothing funny about the government restricting our 1st Amendment right. What the hell is she thinking? This is exactly the sort of thing I would expect from the far left. They better back the hell off.
100% agree. Blondi needs to cut that out. An employer can let someone go, but you can’t prosecute people for speech.
Agreed.
How many more people have to say there is nothing there Kash Patel just did it under oath today
Maybe the bee should cover the 91 conservative groups including Charlie’s the fbi was targeting under Biden
lemme guess the hate crimes are on her desk.
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