Thursday, October 15, 2009
Watch What You Say
Byron York writes about the Democrats' hate crimes bill here.
John Hinderaker's reaction:
John Hinderaker's reaction:
Needless to say, the First Amendment does not contain a "compelling governmental interest" exception. Legally, of course, no statute can trump the Constitution. But that doesn't mean the Democrats can't try, and it doesn't mean that Barack Obama's intensely politicized Justice Department won't try to bring criminal prosecutions against the administration's political opponents. Indeed, that appears to be the destination the Democrats have in mind when they continually try to demonize opposition to left-wing policies as "hate speech."
