Posted on 10/23/2023 1:34:11 PM PDT by DFG
The White House on Monday pushed back on hardline Republican demands to deport foreigners who joined pro-Palestinian protests, warning the proposals would not pass First Amendment protections on free speech.
Republican 2024 hopefuls are competing to see who can be toughest on demonstrators backing the Palestinian cause after Hamas terrorists killed 1400 people on October 7.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for example, said pro-Hamas demonstrators should have their visas canceled.
John Kirby, White House national security spokesman, was asked about sending home people who support the Palestinian cause.
'I would just tell you, you don't have to agree with every sentiment as expressed in a free country like this to stand by the idea of the First Amendment and the idea of peaceful protest,' he told reporters at the daily briefing. 'I'll leave it at that.'
University campuses have been the scene of a string of protests against Israel's action in the Gaza Strip.
They have raised questions about whether its treatment of Palestinians were in part to blame for the Hamas attack, and some have characterized the assault as a form of resistance rather than terrorism.
In some cases, Republicans have suggested that anyone speaking up for Palestinians is a supporter of Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. since 1997.
Last week, 19 Republican lawmakers joined forces to call for foreign students who have expressed support for Hamas to have their visas revoked.
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Pfffft! This from the guy who wants social media to censor free speech if it does not agree with liberal Democrats.
As for if they are right in this particular issue, I think it depends on details. While I think the freedom of speech is a human right, I do not think a visa into our country is. A policy to expel those on visas based on speech or protests is a complex matter.
Just when you thought you’d heard about the full extent of the sheer stupidity of President Retard and the antisemitism of the State Department, they go and outdo themselves in destructiveness and stupidity.
Gee...where do we start... with http://www.unwatch.org maybe?
No, no, no - they would be facing the consequences of using their free speech.
That’s what liberals tell me when they freeze me out.
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