“Free speech is a Constitutional right. The constitution does not however guarantee no consequences for said free speech.”
True, but it’s not that simple. But who’s to decide what or even if any consequences should be administered? By what standards do we judge what speech is worthy of a pass and what speech should be punished?
The answer is that there is no answer. Which is why free speech to truly be free must be void of consequences. Only my opinion.
Wonder what Levin would have to say about this?
Actually that’s a really easy question to answer: who gives you money. Anybody that gives you money gets to decide whether or not your speech is worthy of a pass or should be punished. I suppose friends and relatives get to decided too, but their punishments are usually more private. Out in the public sphere it’s very straight forward, people get to withhold their money or not.