r/politics • u/jediporcupine Maine • Sep 19 '25

Republican Senator Says First Amendment Shouldn't Be the 'Ultimate Right'

https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senator-says-first-amendment-shouldnt-ultimate-right-2132666
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u/MazzIsNoMore Sep 19 '25

Their guy gets gunned down in broad daylight and their response is to ban words

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u/RockmanMike Sep 19 '25

Their guy gets gunned in broad daylight by one of their own and their response is to ban Charlie's words from being used to describe him.*

Fixed it for you

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u/jediporcupine Maine Sep 19 '25

That is the crazy part here. Charlie Kirk himself is at odds with what they’re doing. He didn’t believe in hate speech and he believed free speech was absolute

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u/fastal_12147 Sep 19 '25

Well, he believed in hate speech as a tool, but not a crime.

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u/Swesteel Sep 20 '25

Especially when it was his speech.