By our count, this is now the 4th time since Friday — quadruple-down, baby — that former Vermont Governor Howard Dean has falsely claimed that the 1st Amendment doesn’t protect “hate speech,” this time using the old Chaplinsky SCOTUS case to say that Ann Coulter is using “fighting words” and can therefore be kept off of public university campuses:
Howard Dean on Ann Coulter: 'It's actually true' the First Amendment doesn’t protect "hate speech" pic.twitter.com/N7s0HTOOdI
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) April 23, 2017
Dean later tweeted an example:
Coulter: I'd like to see 'a little more violence' from Trump supporters https://t.co/e1uCaSQHPe
— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) April 23, 2017
This is NOT protected speech under the first amendment. Check Chaplinsky V New Hampshire SCOTUS 1942. https://t.co/wr3rMaRnAB
— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) April 23, 2017
This does not mean she can be prosecuted for saying this but I argue this kind of stuff is grounds for barring her from a University campus https://t.co/7TkRFTHBp2
— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) April 24, 2017
Still wrong, Howard:
Dear Howard Dean, as a Constitutional attorney, I can assure you that @AnnCoulter's speech is protected by the First Amendment.
— Emily Zanotti’s Great & Unmatched Wisdom (@emzanotti) April 21, 2017
Howard Dean Doesn't Get That First Amendment Protects Ann Coulter's 'Hate Speech' https://t.co/3ZVgbpc2EY pic.twitter.com/tJ885WSnhz
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) April 23, 2017
Dean also suggested that FCC rules apply to all public speeches:
On MSNBC, Howard Dean just asserted that the FCC rules for unacceptable language apply to all public speeches.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) April 23, 2017
It's as if Dean never considered that the FCC's language restrictions only apply to broadcasts on public airwaves.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) April 23, 2017
Recommended
Will the FCC go after Democrats, Howard?
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/856203964542484481
Anyway, here are Dean’s 3 other 1st-Amendment-falsehoods:
Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment. https://t.co/DOct3xcLoY
— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) April 21, 2017
For WAPO and others raising issues about hate speech not being constitutionally protected, read "Chaplinsky v New Hampshire SCOTUS 1942
— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) April 22, 2017
Why don't you read the 1942 Chaplinsky decision from Scotus. https://t.co/1nGuRlrAOQ
— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) April 22, 2017
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Related:
Howard Dean reminds public of First Amendment's little known hate speech exception https://t.co/DQIPkMt65E
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 21, 2017
Constitutional scholar Howard Dean doubles-down on hate speech, shouts CHAPLINSKY! https://t.co/LAIZphlws2
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 22, 2017
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