- 61% of Democrats and 52% of Republicans at least slightly agree that the First Amendment goes too far.
- Half of Democrats — only one-fifth of Republicans — think America is on the right track regarding free speech.
According to a new poll by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, fifty-three percent of Americans believe that the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it protects.
What do you do if Americans want to be censored and have elites control what they say? If some don’t have free speech, no one has free speech.
Reducing civil liberties, for one, reduces them for all.
“Nobody has the right to live their lives being protected from offence or from insult or from hurt feelings. It is an occupational hazard of living in society”
“If you really can’t take it, become a hermit.”
It feels like a good time to post this. pic.twitter.com/lio3mfmD0l
— Lee Harris (@addicted2newz) August 10, 2024
It’s hard to believe a man who ran a hotline for Minnesotans to anonymously accuse their neighbors of violating COVID stay-at-home rules (Walz’s defense: ‘It’s for their own good.’) can say this with a straight face. https://t.co/qAGo171NRF https://t.co/V0plRRAbtN
— Byron York (@ByronYork) August 10, 2024
He’s such a commie:
That Tim Walz falsely believes the free speech guarantee doesn’t include what he considers to be ‘misinformation’ or ‘hate speech’ will bother almost no Dem supporters, since the vast majority of them want the state to be empowered to censor dissent.pic.twitter.com/z74vizL9HT
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 7, 2024
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HALF OF AMERICANS THINK FREE SPEACH GOES TO FAR. THEN I SAY, THEY AREN’T AMERICANS AT ALL AND THEY SHOULD ALL MOVE TO CANADA. THE FOOLS DON’T REALIZE WHAT THEY ARE WISHING FOR. IT HAPPENS THROUGHOUT HISTORY WHEN TYRANNY TAKES OVER WITH THE HELP OF WHO ARE ALL IN FOR IT 90% OF THE TIME THOSE FOLKS END UP IN… Read more »
M. Dowling deserves a A+
“Reducing civil liberties, for one, reduces them for all.”
Then they can just shut up.
Polls are often deceiving! If the pollsters are indeed unbiased and professional, the results should be fairly accurate. However the very wording of a question can terribly skew the results. The Supreme Court has never called yelling “Fire” in a crowded building, thus causing a stampede and injuries, “free speech”. However, if I asked if “free speech” means allowing that,… Read more »
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After a brief look at their website, I think they are legitimate, and not a communist front.
That makes the statistic a major concern.
The Democrats have recently been really trying to muddy the waters, to try to win converts for rather extreme censorship.
THE SUPREME RULED THAT ALL SPEACH IS PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT THAT INCLUDES POLITICAL, SO CALLED HATE SPEACH AND ALL ELSE THAT PEOPLE DON’T LIKE. IT’S LIKE WHEN THEY ARREST SOMEINE FOR LEAVING SKID MARKS ON THE FAGGOT FLAGS PAINTED ON ROADS. THE FLAG IS PROTECTED AND THE SKID MARK MAKER IS ALSO PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
About half of Americans are not very bright, anyways. That’s the half that keep the gates open for people from all over the world, “Y’all come on in.”
Well guess what? Its NOT up for a vote. Nobody gets to vote your rights away.
Amen. If this is really true (which I doubt) half of Americans need to go live in another country. I hear the UK and a lot of the european countries share their beliefs about non free speech. GTFO!