A new poll is bad news for free speech in America
A new study released by the polling center YouGov.com shows alarming findings regarding liberals’ concern for free speech. According to the study, more than half of Democrats want to make hateful speech illegal.
The numbers are alarming and show a growing disconnect between Americans and the freedoms they enjoy. Hateful or controversial speech is why we need a First Amendment. Speech that does not offend or shock needs no special protection. Just as men who have committed no crime do not need 5th Amendment protections, speech which is not offensive does not need the 1st Amendment. It is the worst speech which needs protection, because that is the speech which people will try to censor.
Too many Americans feel their offense to something should justify government action. Are we at a tipping point? Will the knee jerk reactionaries and emotional voters actually start advocating for direct government censorship?
Another troubling aspect of the study regards hate crimes. It seems both parties have lost any regard for equality under law. Both parties overwhelmingly favored making punishments more severe for crimes with hateful motivations. If you kill someone, you have murdered and should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. It doesn’t matter what skin color that person had or why you killed them—a crime has been committed.
We are all supposedly equal under the law. If that is so, we cannot extend special legal protections to certain groups and, in effect, make crimes against individuals within those groups weighted more seriously than a crime against anyone else.
While Republicans aren’t ready to ban speech, they have shown support for hate crimes. Both these concepts are affronts to true legal equality and an impartial legal system. Hence the depiction of Justice blindfolded, deliberating only from the weight of facts on her scales, not the color of skin or the faith of the parties involved.
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Maybe the government should control speech, burn books, etc. First, lets ask the surviving Jews, Pols., homosexuals, and German women/girls, after the Russians invaded Berlin, how that worked out for them when the Nazis lead government imposed those policies.
I would like to see all liberal speech outlawed. it should be illegal for anyone to be that stupid – let alone actually voice it
Right on Steve!! 😀
Indeed
Sorry Steve, I have to disagree and here’s why; 1. They are blatantly stupid, amusing and make us look really good. 2. If we eliminate everyone more stupid than (let’s say) Chuck, isn’t Chuck now the stupidest one around? We need them to balance out normal.
Hmmmm, the moment a Conservative wants to Outlaw ALL Liberal Speech because he’s Mad they only want to Ban a minimal amount of Free Speech, PRICELESS!!!! If You don’t know how ignorant that sounds, You might just be a Teabagger… #BothAreUnAmericanAndStupid
The “Teabaggers” proved that you can do your talking at the ballot box. When people trample on the American Flag to demonstrate free speech, I am going to become vocal.
The definition of liberal – humorless, supercilious, and thin- skinned.
LOL…Doreen…..and obtuse, not being able to identify sarcasm is a key liberal trait because being “offended” is to good a thing to pass up on…bwahahaha
Whats REALLY priceless…..is the idea that outlawing a “minimal” amount of speech is somehow defensible???
Let them talk. They usually make our points crystal clear by just how absurd what they’re saying is
So long as you agree with their b s everything is just fine….pa leeeeeze!
Ban hate speech and all the Democrats would be locked up!!!
It’s not the liberals fault that their viewpoints are easily defendable with facts.
Hubert? none of their viewpoints have anything to do with facts. reality and the truth are completely foreign to them. please tell me you are not one of the deluded.
Just plain Dem libtards.
Free speach is not the right to lie which is why liberals should never have it
Tell the half wit democrats that feel thus way to start packing, and move to their communist country of choice!
America is not their home anymore!
Move to Cuba THAT’S their plan
Both of you are right on the mark!
I can tell you China would not take them
Did you mean ,Tell them to move back to the Communist country they came from ?
Free speech is guaranteed by the bill of rights. Speech that offends is protected, so called “hate speech” laws are unconstitutional. I might be offended by your speech but so be it, I don’t have to listen.
Not the slightest. They are morphing to some kinda commie crap. Never would I of thought we could ever be close to swinging that way. Oh wait, Germany did vote Hitler in, so ……
They been attacking the 2nd amendment and now their after the first.
They want to abolish the whole constitution AND the Bill of Rights.
Can’t hv the 1st without the 2nd.
There is no fact in this assertion whatsoever. This sounds a lot like the Obama taking all guns away myth.
They only want speech they don’t agree with outlawed.
A la Saul alinski
Yes. Exactly.
Tip of the iceberg
wow , Uncle Pissed!!
Hypocrisy! Who are they to decide what speech is legal or not?
Very slippery slope! It’s an IQ test failed! Ok Liberals do what you want now and then when the wind shifts, it will be Conservatives turn! Does that really make sense to you? Don’t be stupid!
Fuck the Democrats. They are destroying this country. We have the freedom of speech. Not the freedom of certain speech.
I’m not surprised. The leader of the Demoncrap party, President Obama, has been leading their charge in their War against the First Amendment for years. This includes Freedom of speech but he/they have been attacking the other Rights that Amendment says are protected as well.
What the liberals want to prevent, is WHY IT’S THERE!
how about fuck you and reread the bill of rights
Traitors to our constitution..all should be repealed
Yes, anything that challenges them
New World Order
JFK to 911 Everything Is A Rich Man’s Trick: http://youtu.be/U1Qt6a-vaNM
Pardon my speech but F them.
Liberals are like abusive spouses ….as soon as they recieve disagreement watch out. They become deadly.
They understand exactly what socialism is, and are trying to force us there. Read the book the enemies within
The Democrat Party…not your father’s Democrat Party…
Again, the ignorance of liberals knows NO bounds. These fools don’t have a clue how socialism works and they fail to see what this means for THEM in the future. Once this can of worms is opened, there’s no putting the lid back on it and these buffoons will be crying “foul” when it’s THEIR words are the next to be deemed “illegal”. Liberal idiocy at its finest.
Conservatives are fairly socialist too!
Wow! Hubert Glover, comes through in the clutch, proving the ignorance about which I speak. Not only do you know nothing of the coming devastation to our Nation if you ignorant socialist wannabes get your way, you know nothing about Conservatives either. Ignorance on a GRAND scale.
Straight up communists. They should be shot for treason and breaking their vow to support and defend the constitution of the United States.
Suprised no, sickend yes. They want the second to fall so they can take the 1st without a fight. Where they fail is understanding the fight is on.
I bow to no one, n I will say whatever the hell I please. I think their fake ass idol Barrick, should be hung to death for treason…….n opps I pissed off another cry baby libitard
Why would that surprise anyone ?
This should m make my point to anyone who wants to take it away
Hey Sam play it again
Hahaha
Outlawing speech in any form is an insult to every vet that ever served. Even the suggestion of limits on free speech is obscene.
Obscene?
Yeah, I used that rather than say bullshit
Not surprised at all, however, define “hate speech”. Is it the leader of the New Black Panthers screaming in a microphone “kill all the cracker babies”? Of course not. Is it a white man saying “thug”? Apparently so. Ignorance always abounds when the “elites” are in charge.
Unfortunately, no I’m not.
They want free speech only for those who agree with them. If you dare to express anything else be prepared to be ridiculed, bullied and destroyed.
You’re free to say stupid things, but expect to be corrected.
Corrected? Wow! So only your point of view is acceptable? There you have it folks. If you don’t think like a liberal you’re wrong and must be corrected.
Glover
It somewhat similar to what’s going on this page, with the exception that liberals are usually right.
Like Governor Rick Scott of Florida forbade all his workers not to say “climate change” that is one way the Democrat mad speech illegal wait a minute wait a minute that couldn’t be right Rick Scott is a Republican I am so sorry I shouldn’t have brought that up on a Republican post.
Unlike liberals it’s ok to bad mouth a person calling themselves a republican. Only cults blindly worship and agree with everything said by their leader. Not pointing any fingers but you obviously felt finding fault in one would upset all. Like any good cult member would. Sorry Bout that. Sucks being you.
Roger Thompson an employer can limit your speech while you are at worker. Sometimes when you are not at work. If you don’t like it work somewhere else. SCOTT’S have upheld it, but being an ass hat you probably missed that.
I was waiting to see who would defend him. I pretty much got the answer I was expecting. Doesn’t it wear you out defending them all the time?
When I left work it was and still is no one’s business what I say. Like I asked the other fellow defending Rick Scott taking away free speech. Don’t you every get tired of defending him and making excuses for him?
Rick Scott was wrong. Now Rick Scott is about .000000000001% of the Republican party. That is well short of the percentage of the new democratic party.
No need to farther comment it is like talking to a fire hydrant.
Not surprised; liberals are blithering ignoramuses and inveterate hypocrites when it comes to the Bill of Rights. They will only support speech that fits the narrative of the left.
Nope. Liberal fascism is a real thing. You must believe what they believe, you must conform or be re-educated through diversity and sensitivity training.
Not if enough people start throwing into their faces we aren’t. But if they are successful then the next step will be thought control.
Communists hate free speech, they cannot rule with tyranny if the truth about them gets out.
Not even a little.
Shocker! This has been going on for years. It’s called political correctness
And remember, the term “political correctness” came in vogue with the Clinton era.
Freedom of speech is freedom of speech. Period.
What a crock..another way of wanting to control the people.and brainwash with propaganda.
Short sighted. At some point in the future a day will come when what they want to say will be criminalized too.
Not even slightly in a very small way surprised.
Well, I think they should be the first ones to SHUT UP !
We should make politicians lies a crime.
Is this NAZI Germany !!!!!!!!!!!!!
What’s shocking about that?
Dems are dumb
Guess it’s time to kill half of all Dems!
I’m kinda against liberal speech… But it’s typically anti-american
They would have to shut up.
No, if it doesn’t fit their thought process, then it’s wrong. So much for diversity.
What would they do without the leftist main stream media?
I want tomake DEMs illegal!
Who cares their days are number.
Wrong
Funny …dem want silence this republicans want to silence that..by the time its all done and over with won’t be able to say a fucking thing
Screw them,give an inch they take a mile.I say BULL SHIT TO THE MUSLIM COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT PARTY.
Of course they do — anything that they do not agree with, oh, and anything that smacks of the truth — the truth can not be allowed out there under any circumstances.
There is an article out there that says the exact opposite so both them must B fake.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sowell-Man/1832359403655023
Not even bummer can change the Constitution without going thru steps.
I AM American. My birthright is non negotiable.
Sadly, apparently some Republicans are in agreement. Too many people that have no idea what a long, slippery slope this would be.
Progressives!
No surprise there, libs/dems/progs have a mental disorder.
Maybe it should only be Democrats speech. The rest of us enjoy our liberty and freedoms.
Fuc.Dem.
I think dumocrats should not be allowed to speak at all!!!
They already have free speech zones at certain protests.. Free speech does not have a zone.
Nope
Typical Hypocrites
get rid of the dems instead
I wonder if you polled Conservatives, how many would want to make Democrats illegal?
Not surprised at all. Liberals are the most intolerant and biased people
Not happening
Wtf
Well I would like to stifle some of their anti~ American drivel!
May I be the first to break this law with a good, old-fashioned, red-blooded, American “FUCK YOU”.
I would like to know who determines hateful speech? Is truth hateful? I guess it depends on how stand.
WHAT? !
Hope they realize that is communisn at its core. Oops liberalism borders on or is communism
I don’t believe you understand either
I don’t care what you think as you are a liberal and liberalism is based off lies and inaccuracies. Same as communism.
then satanism is hate speech toward Christianity; Preaching islam is hate speech to Jews & Christians, and homosexuals; making certain speech illegal is hate speech toward our constitution; and finally deciding certain speech is outlawed is a violation of their oathes to uphold, protect, & defend our constitution.
Why, that seems un-American.
A bunch of commies
They can start by keeping their mouths shut
Will that include math science and other things they dont understand
Please excuse my free speech but FUCK THEM!
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that liberals are American in name only. That’s not saying that they are “bad” people, just that they don’t subscribe to the principles that define what it means to be “American”.
yeah the part that talks bad about government. A rule they break all the time!!!
Republicans are the same fuck them too!!
Dems can’t take free speech. It exposes their stupidity
Treason to the Constitution.
So what are they going to monitor us 24/7. Or are they going to take us to concentration camp like the Egyptians, when Moses went and freed the people
CW2 soon.
Oh what’s a little change in the first amendment between friends?
what do you expect from socialists
You can’t say that. 😉
Unless they say it.
Of course they do, sorry!
Screw the Democratic Communist party.
How about we make it illegal for them to live in this country!
Not surprise.
Not surprised. Democrats are fascists
They don’t want the truth to be spoken.
Start with them! oust anyone whom wish not have free speech or give them a gag order. See how long they would keep such wanted claim!!!
Not me nor mine::::
No. They been on this shit since CLINTON was in office at least.
Not at all.
Need to start the recalls, nothing is going to get better until that happens.
Political correctness is tyranny. The progressives/dems are obsolete. Stop them in their tracks and send them packing.
They are what they are!
They all ready have, you can’t use the “N’ word any more, unless your black.
Be easier and better to make Liberals illegal
Liberals are emotion based and comparative thinkers, for lack of a better term. Liberals are “concerned” with victimhood. So if you offend with speech, it’s not fair to the “victim”, or the person being offended. For a liberal, it’s always a government solution. So let’s make a law that keeps the victim from being offended. Apply this to all the constitutional freedoms we enjoy. See what I mean?
Not surprised by their biased attitude of conservatives should not be able to say anything they don’t like but conservatives have to endure their racist tirades.
who cares what the communist party formally know as liberals want
Who determines if it is hateful? What seems hateful to one may be truth to another. Who decides?
That’s because they are terminally stupid. The irony is that it will be them that cry the most when they are effected have zero clue as to why it happened.
That would be Sharia law.
See that blacks, Hilary is white and wont even be able to say bullshit!
What are they hiding???
Do they not know that if passed Al Sharpton who incites, ignites and inflames would be out of business along with Jackson, Eric Holder and a host of other liberal Democrats.
Screw all those damn ignorant idiots
What Freedom ?
Surprised? Not particularly, no. The only thing surprising about that poll is how many actually answered it honestly.
Not surprised !
“Hate” speech
Of course they do, liberals only agree with your right to freely express your opinion as long as you agree with them.
Constitution. What the hell is that. Libs don’t care about a little old piece of paper. We can’t understand what that is. We wander all our lives in the dark until out of the blue.comes the libs. We just don’t know what we ever did with out their directions. Even though they swore an oath to up hold they Constitution of The United States. Shows us just how much their oath really is worth.NOT A DAME THING.
It’s already too late. Communism is alive and well in America. The momentum is past the point of no return.
The demoncrat party. How’s that for hate speech
i hope it is THEIR OWN SPEECH!
A lot said I don’t like but people have that right and I stand with that right.
lets make Spanish illegal
I want to make Progressivism illegal. I think I’m MORE RIGHT.
That’s why they want to remove Fox News
In our declaration of independence ther is a line that translates to modern English if you see tyranny and can do something then by law u can act where is our congress?
Fuck them
Stop!!!!!
They have no right to do that. We are guaranteed Free Speech in the Constitution and they have taken an oath to protect it.
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. AMERICA STAND UP. WE ARE THE POWER. STAND!!!!!!!! THIS IS AMERICA I STAND BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONSTITUTION 100%.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&v=MbA9HecOdpM&src_vid=7ZNHb8ge7nw&annotation_id=annotation_469512
Check this out,?
We will control you, you rotten serfs.
We are the all knowing ones, we know better than you. You can’t be trusted with simple talk – of course we want your guns.
To that mentality I retort,
Not surprised! The politically correct speech movement, was a bid to curb dissidence. It has now become full blown fascism!
Both sides want to limit speech that doesn’t fall in line with their ideology. Too many people will check the party of the speaker before issuing a declaration of agreement or disagreement and will begin to draft a defense of the speaker, if that speaker is in the party they blindly follow. Most people are so easily swayed by buzz words. So many are ready to shout from the rooftops how deplorable communism is, but fail to see the threat of fascism. Corporations bought and paid for this country long ago. Most enjoy the circus and turn a blind eye to the cages.
How’s this for free speech, FUCK YOU!
Well then its a good thing we live in a Republic that doesn’t allow for our protected rights to b dismantled by a majority. . So srry bout u luck..
Meanwhile a Majority of Conservatives(58%) want to make this a Faith Based Government, which is the same concept as Sharia Law, so BOTH Parties have Knuclkeheads in the Majority. Your Point?
First redefining the 4th, then redefining the 2nd, now after the 1st. Actually the first step was embracing atheism/agnosticism to get rights removed from being endowed from above to being politically bestowed. This allows us to modify/edit/remove rights that are inconvenient. The gift of God is an inheritance that cannot be removed. The gift of government is transitory. In the former rights are delineated by God and do not change. Your humanity as the gift of God cannot be taken by humans. Your humanity as the gift of persons can come and go based on whims of those in power. Hence the reason government likes atheism/agnosticism…they control us because no higher power diminishes their application of power.
Liberals only want free speech for subjects that they permit.
I’m not surprised about democrats wanting to limit speech, they already want to limit the freedom of religion and assembly. They are fighting everyday to limit our right to bear arms.
Socialism at it’s finest. Government deciding what you can or can’t say and do. The Nanny State.
No surprise.
Nobody saying “No” hard enough… That’s why they keep pushing
figgers
Intolerant left….no surprise.
The first amendment has been openly attacked by several administrations…Adams, Wilson, both Roosevelts for a partial list. Only Adams was able to make it stick because congress and the court was stacked with Federalists. The Sedition Act was never repealed but it was enacted to expire at the end of his presidency.
I say we put one in each tyrant’s head. Just line the Talmudic Jew, Bohemian Grove cocksuckers up…. Hell, let me know if you lack volunteers…. my guess is ya won’t.
I am against anything that will limit free speech. If we start allowing whom ever is in power at the white house dictate what can and can’t be said by any person we will be living in tyrany. The United States Constitution says we have a right to say what we want and there are very few exceptions, i.e. yell fire. They screwed with it by passing hate speech laws. The problem then becomes , what is considered hate speech ? This is where it becomes politically motivated ! We have a prime example of it now by the extreme left trying to challenge religeous freedoms and the practice of it .
All dems. are idiots and need to go.
JFK to 911 Everything Is A Rich Man’s Trick: http://youtu.be/U1Qt6a-vaNM
ABsent an Amendment they can’t.
duh !!!! what the hell did you expect from those assholes!!!!!!
These are the same people who were never spanked and also got a three foot trophy just for joining the team.
No, I am not surprised.
Liberals are just plain stupid
I’d go along with it as long as it’s the Liberal half…………….
And after that? The Thought Police, perhaps ?
BS
Time to throw these Aholes out!
Surprise!!!!!!!!!!
They can’t handle the truth
Yeah well ,f@ck them and the other half too.
Of course but do they not realize that their speech is pretty hateful.
Then move stupid.
Not surprised. And the ball less GOP will support it.
Sad
Anyone that wants to limit free speach is in fear of hearing someone tell the truth about them.
morons idiots
NAZI PARTY!!
What liberals DON’T want to hear it THEIR problem, not MINE!
Idiots
Not in the slightest bit surprised. Most liberalism is illogical and consistently loses when counter arguments are presented. So it is only natural that they would seek to prohibit those counter arguments.
Why people still calling this party democrats, they are not, they are comunist and socialist, certainly not liberals for obvious reasons.
Only what they don’t want to heAr…
Of course we are. And who gets to decide which speech illegal?.. DC?.. They cant decide if they only have so much money thats all they can spend. So a right like free speech?.. No way!!!. Liberals dont seem to have trouble saying anything they choose. They just have a problem with those that disagree with them. I will keep my right of free speech,thank you.
Do NOT let this happen!
Do they not understand that the people came here from across the pond because the government over there made certain speech illegal, certain worship illegal, etc, etc etc….?!?!?!?
Fuck them….Hows that for free speech???
This from the group that coined the term, “Bushitler”.
Liberal leftist socialist communist marxist secular progressive hypocrite democrats know nothing of freedom. Zip, zilch, nada.
http://Www.facebook.com/savehunterthompson
Leave our American free speech alone!
Imagine that…
Democrats can go straight to hell !
I will say what I want, about what I want, when I want, to who I want. Don’t like it, to fricken bad. Get over it!
And yet the Supreme Court hid behind the First Amendment when failing to restrict campaign contributions….
Oh, this is a surprise not
Nonsense!
Tyrants hate opposition. Free speech is the literal voice of opposition. It must be suppressed, silenced. Both sides (sic) are guilty, but the Democrats are ardent.
Go ahead make my day.
My regard for liberals continues to plummet!!!
That’s not the shocking part. What’s more shocking is so did more than a third of Republicans in that poll
No can do!
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Ironic because if you head on over to being liberals page, you will see the most vitriolic hate speech out there. Some of the most wacked our violent comments I’ve ever seen
You idiots are running so scared from your political acts you can’t address your errors much less come up with a positive agenda to dig yourself out the hole you put everyone in!
Narcissists
liberal democrats are not Americans, they are enemies of our nation.
No, I’m not surprised.
They want to make everything illegal that they hate which pretty much everything. It’s really starting to be hard to tell the diffrence between them and Muslim extremists.
There’s no “free” speech. It costs many lives!
Lets make dems illegal
They’ve been anti-American since the Vietnam “conflict”.
The dems are so full of hate speech, I wonder what they consicer hate speech.
Some forms of space is already illegal. So what’s the point.
Don’t agree with some 100% you must be silenced. Freedom of speech was designed to cover that which may be offensive. Before the Constitution if one spoke ill of royalty, the aristocracy, or anyone in authority the offender could be imprisoned or killed.
Hey libtards, FUCK YOU.
Let’s start with them…
It’s 1776 time
The they need to resign, because they swore an oath to protect and defend the constitution !
No surprise ….
fuck them all
I’ll bet Al Sharpton didn’t come up in their conversation the liberal bastards will have better luck if they take second amendment away first atleast it would be healthier
THEY NEED THEIR OWN COUNTRY WHERE THEY CAN CREATE THE GOVERNMENT THEY WANT INSTEAD OF SCREWING UP THIS ONE!
No
Welcome to Obamastan!
So wrong
time to Eliminate demorats, misspelled on purpose
Free for them only. No dissenters allowed.
once you start this, it will not end until all speech is controlled 100%
Our freedoms have been eroding for a long time. And now it appears we are no longer the “land of the free and the home of the brave”. The 10th Amendment is gone, the 7th, 5th, and 4th Amendment have been violated numerous times, the 2nd Amendment is under constant attack, and under the current President the 1st Amendment is attacked constantly. And now it appears that people living in this country are willingly giving up the 1st Amendment.
I’m waiting for the day when enough patriots are fed up with all of this garbage, and are willing to secede from the union. There is very little left of this country that is recognizable from its origin. My patriotism is focused exclusively on the U.S. CONSTITUTION. To any degree that a person deviates from it, is the degree to which that person is NOT a patriot or an American. Our nation and its identity is defined by this document.
Don’t bother coming at me with any other argument like raw nationalism or statism, because that’s not patriotism. A nationalist or statist will accept or agree to a violation of their liberty, a patriot will never yield or concede their liberties.
First amendment is all about free speech. The second amendment, well we really don’t want that do we?! It was set up in that order for a reason!
They cannot yet at least, override the Constitution!!
Unless it’s their speaches.
Not surprised at all………..they already do it on CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, LA Times, NY Times, Milwaukee State Urinal and the Madison State Urinal…….
What can you expect from stupid?
Think about the question; should ‘free speech’ be illegal? Then ask yourself what it would be like to live in a world where you would need someone’s permission just to ask that question, “is this legal”?
Not true
Leave it to the GOP for taking things away
Good examples; brownback, & Walker.
Not suprised at all
:-/
Disagreeing with your government will be classified as hate speech next. All part of the plan. No right to air your grievances anymore. No descent allowed.
Freedom of speech is just that. The freedom to say what you think, and are passionate about. I may not agree with what you say, but I’ll defend your right to say it.
Really !
Democrat wants to raise government to a religion, Sharia Lite kinda where they control all and we the people render 100% to Caesar. It’s what Democrat longs for, and has since Franklin Delano.
They’re just following the Party…like socialists…amazing in just 6 years how screwed up this country has become with the left in charge..233 years of the greatest the nation the world ever saw about to be torn asunder!!
Then there will be no free speach
That’s why were a Republic, not a Democracy.
Proving one again libs are stupid as a rock
If they do I will just say things more often and louder!!!!
Of course they want a soviet style country, and control of everyone, and no one is stopping them
Should we make the speech about limiting free speech illegal? (Sarc)
The GAYSTAPO is after all freedom loving Americans.
What ever happened to the Democrats? They have become the Communist Party in America.
Democrats&communists same thing
They want free speech for themselves but none,for,others.
Offensive us a relative term and in the eye of the beholder. If our forefathers had taken this approach there would still be slaves, women and 18 yr olds could not vote, we would still have the draft, gays would have no rights, there would never have been unions, the 60’s as we know it would not have happened. I could go on. I don’t know about anyone else but I was taught that I may not agree with what you say but I will die to defend your right to say it. The left fails to realize that the freedoms they now enjoy were defended by lovers of liberty. The right should also take note to not go overboard in the other direction. Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me…unless the right to say those words is prohibited…because that leads to sticks and stones.
Fine, make liberal speech illegal for a year and see how they like it. Almost all of the hate speech comes from the left anyway. Liberalism is the cause of most poverty, since most poverty arises from having children you were not prepared to raise, or from drug abuse. Therefore liberal speech is ‘socially irresponsible’ speech. If the idea of banning liberal speech infuriates them, despite all of the social good it would bring to the village, then liberals had better stop trampling the freedoms of others, and stop behaving like nazis.
Like what…speaking the truth?
Backs up what I see in my social circle. More than half of the ones I know personally want speech they don’t agree with made illegal, so no, I’m not surprised.
Oh my , here we go again! !
The liberals still want to be free to say whatever they want to say.
Steve, that’s why they are called DIMS.
Dear Gov. You don’t make ANY speech illegal at all because instead of 2016 there will be 1776!
Not surprised
Freedom of Speech protects the speech you hate not the speech you love. Until you realize that you will never know what free speech actually means.
…as we remember those who fell in service to our country….our government, who represents the country they died for….implements tyranny a little more today.
Proof that ‘Democrats’ are Totalitarians. They are anything but democratic.
So, how do they define “hate speech”?
No keep our rights
The new Dems.The ones spswned from the hippie anti america democrsts.The anti- JFK democrats.
Not surprised,but they won’t stop there. Time to start charging this administration with treason and executing a few to put a stop to the nonsense. Start with the pos of a potus.
We have to get Obama and his sheep out of Washington D.C. and America before they destroy everything. All they are are paresites that need to be exterminated FAST!
no ! we are at the fighting point…..
Democrat= Communist
Democrats shoud just join the communist party openly since they already have the same goals!!!
They’re Marxists and Socialists…nothing surprises me.
Communist POS
Not surprised at all.
NOT!
If they had their way we would be speaking “newspeak”.
Communists always stiffle speech, and the democrats are 100% communists. Have been since Woodrow Wilson and FDR. Commie loving turds.
The Democrat Party, the party of Marx!
Sir your graph is in error. i your story also?
Not surprised at all.
No, they don’t and certain speech illegal, Liberal communist Democrats want to make all speech and opinion illegal except for theirs! Never ever could we have imagined that our country could come to such an evil takeover and control of our country, our lives and our freedom as they and their buddy Obama Muslim have accomplished! It’s as though the devil his self is controlling these people, How could any American vote for someone to be president of free America, knowing without doubt that he is a Muslim, his name is Muslim and he is a freaking Muslim, the most evil enemy of America and freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was a sacrifice for you idiots on the hill. We will not be quiet or lay down.
If allowed the Dems will have us go Communist all the way.
No surprise
Please see Amendment 1 of US Constitution! So simple even a democrat can understand it!
No surprise. Liberals believe only their speech is allowable and all others need to be silenced.
LOL…..That would be why the 1st Amendment is free speech/seperation of church and state, while the 2nd Amendment gaurantees both, as well as yhe following 8. Not thier call, but, please, feel free to speak your asinine idiot thoughts, woshes , desires unyil ypur voice gives out.
Theirs?
I am not surprised
It should be illegal to speak anything but English in America. And stop the posting of bilingual signs
Boo!!!!!!!
Get this and listen VERY carefully “with my last breath you will N-E-V-E-R shut me up….illegal speech ..where is the maniacal outta control hysterical laughter button
they need to follow the constitution and quit trying to rewrite it, our founding fathers were smarter than they appear to be
Liberals are disgusting atheist bedwetting weak minded burned out anti Christian anti American pieces of s*** that we need to stomp out of our great country!
Is this a surprise to anyone with half a brain.
What part of shall not be infringed. Do they not understand? Although. I may not like what you have to say I will defend with my life, your right to say it.
Damarat
Freedom of choice is something different, right?
Fuck democrats
Nothing they do surprises me anymore, ridiculous!
Want to say that to my face, I’ll give you a sample of free speech!
I wish a mother fucker would try and tell me what I can and can’t say. I pray for that day.
Stupidness abounds!
Is that like erasing words from the dictionary like they did in the book, “1984”. A good read for this time in our lives. Seems so real now.
My we see a link to the questions asked in the poll?
Are you serious???
Idiots.
I’m pretty sure both parties want to control certain speech they don’t like. This is why both sides should be steadfastly and directly opposed when they attempt to control, prohibit, or limit any speech. You’re either for the 1st amendment, or you’re not. There’s no middle ground
1st amendment 2nd amendment. That’s just the start. Vote for slavery you fools.
We actually pay those people to lie?
Propaganda,,,,, it was illegal till the Bush admin. decided to change that. The Nazis used propaganda for their purpose, and others are using it today,, this facebook page, for one!! examine that, unless you are afraid to find out what a SAP you’ve been!
Of course they do! Maybe we will.have a dictator like Hitler one day, then what?
Neither the liberals nor the conservatives allow free speech- we are only allowed ‘politically correct” speech. For instance, no one can criticize Israel (people have lost their jobs for that), no one can criticize black criminals (causes riots), etc etc etc. there is no such thing as ‘free speech.’
Doesn’t surprise me a bit…they’ve been trying to destroy this Great nation for years. Unfortunately, they are about to succeed. Only then will they perhaps regret what they’ve done. Doubtful though, I’m sure they’ll still blame Republicans for everything. If any of U.S. are/is still around
I want to make more than half of the Dems illegal !
I don’t agree with special penalties for hate speech or one’s motivations. Motivations, however, might be helpful in trying to reducing crimes against others.
Dumocrats !!!!!!!
I’m not surprised: the greatest threat to America is a liberal with power.
Anything liberals say should be illegal.
WHAT ??? Any speech that educates the public as to the aspirations of Democrats?
Can’t fix stupid
Only way to keep free speech is kill those who try to take it.
The way things are going Lola, it won ‘t be long before it will be theirs and not ours.
They don’t like any said about libtards and our criminal emperor and traitor and want to limit our freedom of speech , but are allowed to hate monger conservatives and blame them for their criminal activity against America . I am a 100% disabled vet . from wounds and almost died from agent orange and I will say what ever I want and no one is going to take my freedoms , especially my freedom of speech . I will goto jail before I give up any thing . will defend to my death .
Most Democrats want to abolish the Constitution. Why do people vote for them??? Don’t they see what’s going on???
Not very tolerant. …
this should tell every american that reveres the constitution , the democrats dont deserve their support. It would also be nice if the opposition party had the balls to be straight forward in correcting this.
socialists and communists
They can kiss my ass…
Tell the to read the constitution which they often neglect because they don’t believe in that is why we have to get rid of every Democrat they are all triators to there oath of office
The day free speech is limited all rights are gone. The second amendment is utmost important. When this occurs it is our DUTY as free Americans to overthrow the people corrupting our constitution. Our duty is to protect and defend our constitution from all enemies foreign and DOMESTIC. If that means dragging those in our government out of their office then so be it. NO ONE is above the law. Remember “When any form of goverment becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it.”? Our Declaration of Independence. Many in our government are coming or have crossed that line. There is a point that free men will not stand by and allow this to happen. If I am the only one to fight for our freedom these words come to mind. Give me liberty or give me death.
This is what happens when leftist /socialist liberals want to pervert American’s constitutional rights…..! Every liberal should be made to take a oath of allegiance to the united states or get the hell out….!
Throw all Democrats out of this country
What part of free don’t they understand.
I’d like to take more than 1/2 the dem away!
IS anyone Surprised,thats what the Democrats are all about.
Democrats would love to outlaw any speech they disagree with. A “negative ad” is one that points out their voting record.
Of course they do, most of them are communist, socialist, power hungry elitists that think they know best.
Facebook does it all the time.
If we don’t like what you say rather than not listen we would ban the speech.
Speech should be “free”, but it should also be respectful!
Well of course. THey don’t want people speaking the truth
You can’t slander democraps into submission, you have to breed the stupidity out
What else?????
Liberals want to make every thing illegal except immigration and abortion.
DEMOCRAT=COMMUNIST!!
Leave it to them to have a double standard.
1st amendment…nuff said
well, i guess they will have to move to another country, we stand by our laws.
No one is more intolerant than those who preach tolerance!
Democrats? There are democrats left? Don’t think so. Lloyd Bentson’s dead.
SCREW’EM. THEY’VE ALREADY FOULED OUR CONSTITUTION.
Wimps!
Big government progressives…ugh they seem to demand all the constitutional rights but want to end the Constitution in the same breath. ENIGMA THOSE PROGRESSIVES!
Why is it that progressives from both parties are more than willing to give away our freedoms?
Candor can be refreshing
No surprise there.
With Democrats, the insanity never stops !!
No surprise, those who would Lord over a society always exalt themselves as the only authority and then suppress those in disagreement. If one looks at the history they always destroy those who hold God as the moral and ethical foundation men and they reject him that they can exalt themselves even above him. If you read the Bible you will find out that has been the root problem since satin pronounced himself above God. Wake up people, the are only a couple of real choices to make and they really count.
Because they are socialists.
The 1st Amendment causes me to want to punch people on a very regular basis. I wouldn’t have it any other way, and I won’t just punch anyone who tries to take it away.
Get f ed
Yeah, and I bet it will only affect Americans and not the democrats.
I believe Hillary and the Democratic Party are out to take all our rights away from us that are guaranteed in the Constitution
Hell no
I say we start w/theirs
I’m never surprised at the idiocy of Democrats. Their Symbol is so fitting for their party…A Jackass!!!
How is this any different from Republicans banning words with which they disagree? Democrats WANT to ban hate speech, Republicans HAVE BANNED words in some states.
Let’s make Dems illegal.
And who gets to define
“Hate speech”???
More than half of Dems are hard core socialist bordering on communist
What is wrong with people? If they like some of these laws they are pushing for ,why don’t they go to Cuba or Russia
they are thin skinned
I already feel like I live in a communist country…
This is what makes “liberals” unelectable… lets clean their unAmerican clocks on election day from here out… unless you like Socialism and Sharia law….
Fukkk the dems
Then we’ll have to stop them.
Commies
Obama’s Acts of Treason:
1. Perpetrating acts of fraud, perjury and conspiracy in his refusal to confirm his lawful eligibility to serve as president under the U.S. Constitution Article II, Section 1, constituting impeachable offenses of high crimes and misdemeanors adumbrated in U.S. Constitution Article II, Section 4;
2. Surrendering sovereign U.S. war-making to foreign powers and international authorities by attacking Libya without consulting Congress, in violation of U.S. Constitution Article 1, Section 8 and U.S. Code Title 50, Chapter 33:1541-1548;
3. Accepting foreign title and office while acting as U.S. President and without consulting Congress when in 2009, Obama assumed the Chairmanship of the UN Security Council, the international body responsible for declaring war on behalf of the UN, in violation of U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 9;
4. Making bribery attempts in word and in deed, as Obama administration offered bribes to at least three Federal candidates for office: Joe Sestak, Andrew Romanoff and Jim Matheson, in violation of U.S. Code Title 18, Section 201;
5. Defying a Federal Court Order by refusing to halt the unconstitutional implementation of the “Patient Healthcare and Affordable Care Act of 2010, popularly known as “ObamaCare”, in violation of U.S. Constitution Article II, Section 3, and Article III, Sections 1 & 2;
6. Defying a Federal Court Order by refusing to grant lawful deep water drilling permits, in violation of U.S. Constitution Article II, Section 3, and Article III, Sections 1 & 2;
7. Executive Branch creation and implementation of regulations asserting unconstitutional force of Federal law on matters explicitly rejected by or contrary to the will and intent of Congress, specifically the EPA implementation of Cap and Trade, in violation of U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 1 and Section 8;
8. Refusing to secure our broken borders from illegal alien invasion, international criminal incursion, and terrorist cadre penetration, in violation of U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section 3 and Article IV, Section 4;
9. Executive Branch malfeasance and impeding the administration of justice by preventing the U.S. Department of Justice from investigating crimes committed for the direct benefit of the President by presidential associates including: voter intimidation at the hands of the New Black Panthers and ACORN election fraud, in violation of U.S. Constitution Article II, Section 3, and U.S. Criminal Code Section 135, (Comp. St. § 10305);
10. Direct mobilizing and funding of mob violence, sedition and insurrection, as witnessed in Wisconsin, by the President’s own reelection campaign group Organizing for America, and including open statements of incitement to the insurrection by the President himself, in violation of U.S.Penal Code, Chapter 115, Section 2383;
11. Executive Branch usurpation of lawmaking powers voiding duly enacted legislation of Congress by improperly preventing the U.S. Department of Justice from defending established Federal law – specifically the Defense of Marriage Act, in violation of U.S. Constitution Article II, Section 3;
12. Adhering to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort, as witnessed by consorting with, supporting and installing to powerful Federal positions persons who in writing, word and deed have called for and promoted the overthrow of America’s constitutionally guaranteed Republican form of government, and the overthrow of the United States Constitution; including but not limited to William Ayers, Bernadette Dohrn, Cass Sunstein, John Holdren, Van Jones, Dalia Mogahed, Harold Koh, and Eric Holder, in violation of U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section IV and U.S. Penal Code, Section 2385
Couldn’t read past the second paragraph. It’s not about needing the 1st or needing the 5th but they are God given rights guaranteed by the constitution. Many law abiding, innocent people need the 5th amendment. To the same extent there are many non-hateful people that need protection on what could be construed as hate speech.
And the conservatives want to define what a family is and protest Gay advertising.. Everyone wants to punch on somebody..
The Leftist are all about control. They want to be judged on their intentions not on their results like Conservatives.
NO!
Doesn’t surprise me a bit, the Democrats today are Marxist in ideology, and want to suspend our freedoms.
We need to leave the constitution alone. Period.
Not at all!You can never criticize a socialist.
Dangerous!
Ironically, they’re using free speech to make that opinion known. What’s more, who gets to decide what topics are illegal? BAD IDEA! If amendment one gets the boot, the nation is DEAD.
Yeah, and THEY decide what’s hateful (ie, anything they don’t like)
not surprised – our country is becoming very polarized and we need to find a way to bring everyone together again.
Democrat – the neo-nazis
Just like Rust, Communism never sleeps.
Freedom of speech,no matter what it’s about its all of our constitutional right!..No messing with our rights!
unless it is their speech
Then they (the dummycrats) should keep their mouths shut. Problem solved.
Their COMMUNISTS
They want to CONTROL THE UNITED STATES
They are doing EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING they can do to hurt this country
VOTE OUT OF OFFICE EVERY AND ANY DEMOCRATS YOU CAN AT THE NEXT ELECTION
they are the ones that Bill Clinton was talking about when he said that many people do not know that this country is going communist already. the uninformed voting public is all democrat.
Democrats are communists
Somebody has a serious mental disorder.
They shouldn’t be called democrats. I think the real term is called communist.
They shouldn’t be called democrats. I think the real term is called communist.
Forever protect this!!!!
The Democrat party should be declared a terrorist organization and eradicated.
The Democrat party should be declared a terrorist organization and eradicated.
Hay shit bags I’ve got a constitution and you can’t take it without a fight. We have a bill of rights as well so kiss my American ass
Hay shit bags I’ve got a constitution and you can’t take it without a fight. We have a bill of rights as well so kiss my American ass
Of course. They have been raised on the progressive socialistic communistic way of life since they were in college. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that they set their own agenda.
Can’t we just send them back?
That’s fucking stupidity at its best! If that statement offends you, then you are part of the problem! Furthermore, if someone is willing to kill you, then they pretty much hate you!!
When you continually stake out the low ground, you have to fight dirty.
I will use some free speech. After the quotes is all free. “Fuck them. They will never censor our voices. They can all suck a big bag of turds.” That is free speech. It may be offensive and testy, but it’s mine, and I will use it. Good luck coming after my guns.
What difference does it make? Lol
Far too many “not sures” in ALL categories.
If it was up to the Demonuts we would have all our rights taking away while Obama and his little shit monkeys laugh at us
First the Democrats wanted our guns, now they want our free speech.
Why is it that anyone would support the Democratic party?
Lola Jones, the Democrats are not “half wit”, they are full on100% without question wit! please get your facts straight! Lol.
No! Not surprised.
Not sure why the constitution needs to be rewritten to make these people happy, I don’t believe 90% of them even have any idea what they are asking for. It’s the other 10% who concern me. Because they know exactly what they want this country to be, a communist police state.
Communists, they don’t deserve to be on this country, LEAVE!!!!!
Maybe we will wake-up in time.
How about eat shit you commie bastards
Sadly, this has been coming for years. Remember the debate over “equal time” on the conservative radio talk shows? And how about being “politically correct” in your speach? Our constitutional rights are in question.
No, not at all!
If you want to limit speech…I hope you are offended when I call you a dumb ass.
We are certainly living in trying times made worse by liberals.
Typical liberal democrats at there best. They open mouth and stupid rolls out.
Many “Conservatives” also agree with speech restrictions, , calling the speech: treats, hate speech, unpatriotic acts….
I say, ALL speech should be free even that which you disagree with or find offensive. ,,, there should be NO LEGAL consequences. Social costs OK, but government should stay out.
Censor the left, no free speech for them.If the left kept their mouths shut, we,d have a great nation again
Democrats suck!
These people are really scary. Can’t they look far enough down the road to see what kind of tyranny this could lead to? Unbelievable that people with such un-American views can vote in an American election. How can they support policies that would bring our country to an end? Read some Ayn Rand!
Kiss our ass
Then tell them to Shut up
That’s because they aren’t democrats in the old way of thinking, they are socialist, communists, and a lot of other anti-american groups that have learned how to a the game and fool uninformed American voters!!
Not surprised apauled.who the hell do you think you are?
Get these morons out of office!!!!!
Get rid of all liberal democrats
Get rid of all liberal democrats