Posted on 12/30/2022 10:43:42 PM PST by Olog-hai
During a hearing on anti-semitism today, Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) claimed that those who “espouse hate” are not protected under the First Amendment, and called for the federal government to be “more aggressive” in its efforts to combat hateful rhetoric.
Senator Cardin serves as the Chair of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which is also referred to as the Helsinki Commission. […]
On Dec. 13, the Helsinki Commission held a hearing entitled, “The Alarming Rise of Anti-Semitism and Its Threat to Democracy.”
During the hearing, Cardin stated, “If you espouse hate, if you espouse violence, you’re not protected under the First Amendment.”
“So I think we can be more aggressive in the way that we handle that type of use of the internet,” he added. “We know that Europe has done things, I think that we can learn from each other.” […]
Senator Cardin’s remark drew a response from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a First Amendment advocacy group. FIRE retweeted a clip of the senator’s comments with the statement, “there is no ‘hate speech’ exception to the First Amendment.”
FIRE also included a link to their website where it explains that the “First Amendment recognizes that the government cannot regulate ‘hate speech’ without inevitably silencing the dissent and dialogue that democracy requires.” …
(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...
So yes, we embrace HATE and hope to espouse HATE. At the same time, we hope to always LOVE PEOPLE, even our enemies.
Hate is decided by you and those who you agree with, yeah right!
YES! And the LEFT is a puss filled abscess of hate.
More PROOF the Demonrat Party is America’s GREATEST enemy
Maybe on an alternate time line.
We used to defend the right of Nazis to speak in this country. Now we have false accusations of being a “hater”.
Nowadays, being angry at someone or something is called “hate”.
This punk wouldn’t punish Muslims shouting, “Death to Israel!” Even IF he had the power to...
They only ever expect this to go in one direction, i.e. targeting conservatives.
The J6 committee has been nothing but a hate speech festival.
A curious choice of word. espouse
Sample statement:
"Politician X really sucks (espouse hate) and they should be thrown out of office." (espouse violence)
Twisted minds, twisted results.
Oh yes they are protected! One mans hate is another mans love.
What a supercilious pearl clutcher this idiot is.
“Hate crimes” = Thought crimes...and pure evil
Communists like Senator Ben Cardin hate the First Amendment and the Second Amendment. Their ideal leader is Fidel Castro’s spawn WEF pawn up in Canada. Justine Trudeau was able to institute a wide gun ban. I don’t know the details.
And therein lies the problem.
You understand these communist leftist democRATS are not going to leave power voluntarily. We are going to have to kill them all to be rid of them.
It is part of the recently adopted The United States Cardin Constitution. We are so blessed to have a new crowd of Founding Fathers who can clear up the mess of our original Founding Fathers!
You are right. But at least the dwarf is now retired.
Even not being angry is hate. Watch me hate:
All mammals, except those with genetic disorders of sexual development, are either male or female. A man cannot turn into a woman. A woman cannot turn into a man.
Thank you, I'll be here hating all week, sort of like my cat.
actually they are protected!
I think you meant George.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.