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1. Even the odious Ted Cruz just pointed out that hate speech is protected speech.

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 12:31 PM

Sep 2025

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/16/cruz-says-first-amendment-absolutely-protects-hate-speech-in-wake-of-charlie-kirk-killing-00566448

AG Barbie might want to read Snyder v. Phelps, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/562/443/ since as the US Attorney General she should be familiar with major SCOTUS decisions. Hate speech can be criminalized only when it directly incites imminent criminal activity or consists of specific threats of violence targeted against a person or group.

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