Source: spiked
by Wendy Kaminer
“Tim Walz has been rightly criticised for wrongly asserting that hate speech is not protected by the First Amendment in last week’s debate. But if he and Kamala Harris garner the votes of all Americans who believe that what they deem hateful speech is or should be regulated, they’ll likely win the White House in a landslide. … Meanwhile, Trump, who’s apt to pose as a free-speech warrior, wants to criminalise flag-burning, crack down on the rights of protesters (unless they support him) and ‘open up’ libel laws to enable lucrative lawsuits against unfriendly media, which he condemns as the ‘enemy of the people.’ He called for the government to rescind ABC’s broadcast licence after his disastrous performance in the September presidential debate (which he naturally blamed on the moderators). And, if elected, he promises to imprison his political enemies, partly for the sins of using their speech rights to oppose him.” (10/10/24)
https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/10/10/whoever-wins-free-speech-loses/