Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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So my crime was criticizing government policies. It was not passing actual misinformation. And that's a problem for our government. You know, Adams and Madison and Jefferson said we put freedom of speech in the First Amendment because all of the other rights are dependent on that right. And if a government can Again, silence criticism. It has a license to commit any atrocity.
So my crime was criticizing government policies. It was not passing actual misinformation. And that's a problem for our government. You know, Adams and Madison and Jefferson said we put freedom of speech in the First Amendment because all of the other rights are dependent on that right. And if a government can Again, silence criticism. It has a license to commit any atrocity.
So my crime was criticizing government policies. It was not passing actual misinformation. And that's a problem for our government. You know, Adams and Madison and Jefferson said we put freedom of speech in the First Amendment because all of the other rights are dependent on that right. And if a government can Again, silence criticism. It has a license to commit any atrocity.
And that's why it's like, you know, when I was young, I supported the ACLU and others who were supporting the right of Nazis The margins of Illinois, not because I, you know, I was I was repulsed by their ideology and by their statements and horrified by them. You know, at the same time, we need to be able to be willing to die. protect their right to say those things.
And that's why it's like, you know, when I was young, I supported the ACLU and others who were supporting the right of Nazis The margins of Illinois, not because I, you know, I was I was repulsed by their ideology and by their statements and horrified by them. You know, at the same time, we need to be able to be willing to die. protect their right to say those things.
And that's why it's like, you know, when I was young, I supported the ACLU and others who were supporting the right of Nazis The margins of Illinois, not because I, you know, I was I was repulsed by their ideology and by their statements and horrified by them. You know, at the same time, we need to be able to be willing to die. protect their right to say those things.
And that's what they understood, our ancestors in the American Revolution. And that's what generations of writers, of politicians, of respected leaders have warned against any government that tries to limit speech. And now it's very strange living in this world where it's become okay. In my political party, I saw
And that's what they understood, our ancestors in the American Revolution. And that's what generations of writers, of politicians, of respected leaders have warned against any government that tries to limit speech. And now it's very strange living in this world where it's become okay. In my political party, I saw
And that's what they understood, our ancestors in the American Revolution. And that's what generations of writers, of politicians, of respected leaders have warned against any government that tries to limit speech. And now it's very strange living in this world where it's become okay. In my political party, I saw
Gallup poll recently, it was either Gallup or Rasmussen, that said that something like 70% of Democrats support government restricting speech. And it's almost inexplicable to me that we could be in that place right now. I believe my political party was a party that would go to the mat to protect people's right to say what they want. And that's so critical for our democracy.
Gallup poll recently, it was either Gallup or Rasmussen, that said that something like 70% of Democrats support government restricting speech. And it's almost inexplicable to me that we could be in that place right now. I believe my political party was a party that would go to the mat to protect people's right to say what they want. And that's so critical for our democracy.
Gallup poll recently, it was either Gallup or Rasmussen, that said that something like 70% of Democrats support government restricting speech. And it's almost inexplicable to me that we could be in that place right now. I believe my political party was a party that would go to the mat to protect people's right to say what they want. And that's so critical for our democracy.
And it also is critical of public health. Listen, I may be wrong about the things that I talk about, but why can't we debate them? Why can't we hear these discussions about masks?
And it also is critical of public health. Listen, I may be wrong about the things that I talk about, but why can't we debate them? Why can't we hear these discussions about masks?
And it also is critical of public health. Listen, I may be wrong about the things that I talk about, but why can't we debate them? Why can't we hear these discussions about masks?
I've sued agencies for 40 years are failing to go through a regulatory process to have an environmental impact statement where it explains where, which has to explain the scientific basis for new regulations or actions, show the studies and then do a cost benefit analysis. None of that happened. It was, you know, we just suspended democracy. We suspended due process.
I've sued agencies for 40 years are failing to go through a regulatory process to have an environmental impact statement where it explains where, which has to explain the scientific basis for new regulations or actions, show the studies and then do a cost benefit analysis. None of that happened. It was, you know, we just suspended democracy. We suspended due process.
I've sued agencies for 40 years are failing to go through a regulatory process to have an environmental impact statement where it explains where, which has to explain the scientific basis for new regulations or actions, show the studies and then do a cost benefit analysis. None of that happened. It was, you know, we just suspended democracy. We suspended due process.
And once they got rid of freedom of speech, they went after all the others. They closed a million churches, all the churches in this country for a year with no public hearing, no discussion of the science, no offering of a single scientific study to justify it. They shut down a million businesses with no due process, no just compensation, a direct violation of our constitution.
And once they got rid of freedom of speech, they went after all the others. They closed a million churches, all the churches in this country for a year with no public hearing, no discussion of the science, no offering of a single scientific study to justify it. They shut down a million businesses with no due process, no just compensation, a direct violation of our constitution.