Majority Of Dems OK With Criminalization Of Hate Speech

DailyCaller ^ | 05/20/2015 | Blake Neff

[aimhigh]

A poll released Wednesday by the online pollster YouGov has found that a plurality of the American public, as well as a majority of Democrats, support limiting the First Amendment to allow a ban on hate speech.

[aimhigh]

Sadly, I double this country will last another generation.

[Biggirl]

We could very well see a major revolt in the future.

[GeronL]

And who gets to define “hate speech”?

[BerniesFriend]

Sorry..that is hate speech..please report to the nearest sensitivity training center as soon as possible..

[Lazamataz]

“I may disapprove of what you say, but I will fight ‘till YOUR DEATH, MY RIGHT TO CENSOR IT.”

Isn’t that how that quote goes?

[denydenydeny]

I tend to agree. It’s only a matter of time before criminalizing “hate speech” becomes a Hillary-like litmus test for Democrat Supreme Court nominees. That will turn the lights out on the First Amendment, and America.

[SandRat]

...AND THEY GET TO DEFINE WHAT’S HATE SPEECH!

[SquarePants]

So are 37% of Republicans. That’s way worse, in my opinion.

[Steve_Seattle]

“protected classes”

Libs always arrange these things so that THEIR hate speech is protected, and everyone else’s is criminalized. So it will be a crime to criticize Islam, but criticism of Christianity will be allowed, even mandatory among “right-thinking people.”

[Steve_Seattle]

"And who gets to define “hate speech”?"

Liberals. The assault on the Constitution continues. Obama and his minions are very far along in dismantling this country.

[Thunder90]

So, not only do the Dems hate the Second Amendment, they hate the First as well.

[Biggirl]

Rather, civil disobedience” will be considered “cool”.

[Boogieman]

The more saddening thing is how many Republicans were okay with this. That’s inexcusable.

[Boogieman]

Everyone except white Christian males.

[InterceptPoint]

And who gets to define “hate speech”?

Indeed. Is "I hate Democrats" considered to be "Hate Speech". Not now, but in the future who knows. I think we have to go back to teaching The Bill of Rights in the schools again. Apparently that is not happening anymore.

[afsnco]

Roger that. Leftists are the most hateful people the world has ever known. They hate God and anybody who believes in Him.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Hate speech is hard to define. If I say “Obama is a horse’s A$$!”, in Blue states it would be hate speech against Obama. In RED states it would be an insult against horses!

[originalbuckeye]

We need to be careful here......in the Weather Underground's (read Bill Ayers, et al) Manifesto from the 70’s, they advocated for ALL who disagreed with their political positions to be put into encampments in the southwest for ‘reeducation’. If the ‘reeducation’ didn't achieve the goal, those who weren't turned into agreement with their Government were to be eliminated. No joke.

[olezip]

A poll released Wednesday by the online pollster YouGov has found that a plurality of the American public, as well as a majority of Democrats, support limiting the First Amendment to allow a ban on hate speech.

The left is getting more ugly every day!

The purpose of the First Amendment is to protect "offensive" speech. It is not needed to protect everyday speech.

Now the Socialist Democrats, Marxists, Communists, and other leftists want to parse free speech to separate out that which they do not want to hear.

We already have speech police who condemn something someone said ten years ago. Is this not insanity? Are we headed to chaos? Are we "there" yet?

[aimhigh]

We need to be careful here.....

Actually, we need to get a backbone and have the courage to stand.