Sen. Cardin: If you 'espouse hate,' you're 'not protected' by the First Amendment

Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., faced massive backlash after suggesting that hate speech is not protected under the First Amendment during a Senate Committee Hearing on Wednesday.

Independent journalist Glenn Greenwald wrote,"Everything that @SenatorCardin says here about the First Amendment is a demonstrable lie. But this shouldn’t be surprising since a core plank of the Dem Party - not an ancillary one but a core - is state greater censorship of online political speech.""Well, it's a good thing we can all agree on what 'espousing hate' and ‘espousing violence' look like!" Pluribus editor Jeryl Bier joked.

TWITTER ERUPTS OVER VIRAL VIDEO OF WAFFLE HOUSE EMPLOYEE DEFLECTING A THROWN CHAIR: 'A NEW SUPERHERO'"For those interested, here is a longer version of the video referencing hate speech from our recent hearing. Hate speech is protected under the #FirstAmendment, unless it incites violence. #context," Cardin tweeted.from Dec. 17.

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