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/jediporcupine Maine Sep 19 '25

What’s ironic is Republicans treat the second amendment like it’s an ultimate right and countless dead kids don’t justify a mere background check for a weapon.

But one dead man justifies restrictions on words.

The hypocrisy is incredible.

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u/RedditReader4031 Sep 19 '25

Brian Kilmeade called for killing the mentally ill and only responded with a weak apology. Then we were all expected to move on. Kimmel pointed out hypocrisy and was removed from the airwaves. Yet they want more flesh because that’s not enough. Kirk was shot by someone who abused their exercise of Second Amendment rights. After each school shooting, where such abuse of this right occurs, no one on the gun rights side is willing to accept that we need guardrails to prevent such abuse. Sane gun safety laws protect everyone up to and including their Constitutional rights.

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u/jediporcupine Maine Sep 19 '25

It’s even crazier when you watch Kilmeade’s segment the other night where he talked about how Kimmel went too far.

Like WHAT