JUDGE ANDREW P. NAPOLITANO: Are There Limits To Freedom Of Speech On College Campuses?
When James Madison was a member of Congress in 1791 and charged with drafting the Bill of Rights, he made two grammatical demands. One was that the word “the” precede “freedom of speech” in the First Amendment, and the other was a command in the Ninth Amendment that the “rights retained by the people,” rights […]
The House anti-Semitism bill is a hate speech law in disguise. Don’t fall for it.
As protests continue to rage across the country, the House of Representatives passed an anti-anti-Semitism bill Wednesday that would crack down on anti-Semitism on college campuses. The bill would require the Department of Education to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism when enforcing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on college campuses. […]
REPUBLICANS Pass HATE SPEECH Bill Under “Antisemitism”
The House of Commons has just passed a major bill to combat “anti-Semitism,” with majorities from both parties supporting it. The bill itself is described as forcing the Department of Education to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Coalition’s definition of anti-Semitism when enforcing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on college campuses. Only 21 Republicans […]
Matt Gaetz blasts House antisemitism legislation as ‘ridiculous hate speech bill’
Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on Wednesday slammed the House anti-Semitism bill as a “ridiculous hate speech bill” before it was finally passed. The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act is aimed at cracking down on anti-Semitism on college campuses and would expand the legal definition of anti-Semitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws. The bill comes as anti-Israel […]
Gaetz dubs House antisemitism bill a ‘ridiculous hate speech bill’
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) called the House anti-Semitism bill a “ridiculous hate speech bill” ahead of Wednesday’s vote. As pro-Palestinian protests continue at American universities across the country, the House of Representatives has approved a bill aimed at cracking down on anti-Semitism on college campuses. Gaetz announced his opposition to the bill before the vote, […]
TikTok’s free speech argument faces an uphill battle against national security
Congress and the Biden administration carried out the threat to the end Force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the popular short video platform or face an outright ban in the US. But the battle is far from over, and will now move to U.S. courts, where TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance will […]
Kamala Harris to Give Abortion Speech in Florida as 6-Week Restriction Takes Effect
Vice President Kamala Harris continues her “Fight for Reproductive Freedom” tour in Florida on Wednesday. On the same day, a six-week abortion limit is set to go into effect in the state. Harris plans to campaign in Jacksonville and discuss her opposition to the state’s abortion regulations. Jaxonville florida times union report. He is also […]
White House condemns Columbia building takeover as ‘not peaceful,’ calls ‘intifada’ banner ‘hate speech’
WASHINGTON – The White House on Tuesday condemned the overnight occupation of a Columbia University building by anti-Israel protesters, calling it “not peaceful” and calling it “Intifada” with a two-story banner by President Biden. He said he was “condemning” the use of the word. This is what the site currently says: Dozens of masked protesters […]
PEN America: Another free speech org bites the dust
The 1981 TV drama “Skokie” not only gave Hollywood legend Danny Kaye his last major role; The film, based on fact, showed the American Civil Liberties Union defending the worst possible free speech act: Nazis marching through a Chicago neighborhood filled with Holocaust survivors. Defending noble speech is easy. It is more difficult to support […]
Commentary: Many of the pro-Hamas protesters on college campuses clearly do not believe in free speech
I believe in freedom of speech. This means that students (or anyone) can peacefully gather in a public place and hold up a placard, even if their beliefs support murderous religious fundamentalist war criminals like Hamas. I believe people should be allowed to chant stupid slogans or otherwise make their beliefs known. Instead, I peacefully […]