"Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Trump administration will be "targeting" hate speech, which she differentiated from free speech — and then tried to walk it back a day later."
"There’s free speech and then there’s hate speech," Bondi said in an interview with "The Katie Miller Podcast" that aired Monday
Quote ☝ so legally stupid, it disqualifies her.
All Free Speech, anything worthwhile or new, is "hate speech" to someone.
Charlie Kirk said last year,
Hate speech does not exist legally in America. There’s ugly speech. There’s gross speech. There’s evil speech. And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment. Keep America free
Bondi's walkback?
In an interview later Monday...Bondi said "It’s free speech, but you shouldn’t be employed anywhere if you’re going to say that. And employers, you have an obligation to get rid of people."
"Shouldn't" "anywhere" ??? pathetic 🙄
Others appear more sane.
“We don’t need DOJ to prosecute ‘hate speech.’ Pam Bondi really isn’t ready for this moment,” far right [sic; centrist] commentator Mike Cernovich posted on X.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said, “In America, it’s a very important part of our tradition that — this is a conservative principle, and certainly an American principle — we do not censor and silence disfavored viewpoints. People in America are allowed to say crazy things.”
“That said, if I’m an employer or a government agency and I have someone online who is online celebrating the heinous murder of an innocent young husband and father, I can make the decision that they don’t deserve to work for me," Johnson added.
"Can" fire someone whose speech you don't like..............
................... but not "should" fire someone whose speech Bondi doesn't like. Ok. Better
Tuesday, Bondi walked it back more. Said she had only meant "Hate speech that crosses the line into threats of violence"
https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1967913066554630181
Still retarded tho. As Charlie said, THERE IS NO HATE SPEECH - TO BEGIN WITH.
Hate speech does not exist legally in America. There’s ugly speech. There’s gross speech. There’s evil speech. And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment.
Either something is criminal incitement, threat, fraud etc.............or it is WAYyyyyyyyyyyyyyy protected from Bondi's interference, despite "hateful".
