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"AG Bondi Declares War on ‘Hate Speech’ Post-Charlie Kirk Assassination"

Direct threats? OK. "Hate" speech? No.

There's a reason some speech is not within the realm of free speech - the realized potential for direct public harm - first implied by a Supreme Court justice in 1919, further refined in 1969 which limited the scope of banned speech to that directed to and likely to incite imminent lawless action (murders, riots, etc).

Many of those being "cancelled" now for unflattering comments on Charlie Kirk have violated nothing more than good taste (and probably should be cancelled for the stupidity of posting such in public at this time).

But free speech includes speech you don't like.

However, spouting off your opinions on someone else's time - like your job - is not covered by your free speech "rights"; those are subservient to your employer's desire. Your employer is not bound by the 1st Amendment.

Enjoy the pendulum in the middle - when it gets there - while we can. History is rhyming again - it'll swing past reasonable. The victims will be different.
But there are always victims.

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