PA Lt. Gov: "Saying election is rigged is not speech protected by the 1st Amendment"

[Anti Federalist]

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov: Saying Election Rigged ‘Is Not Protected Speech’

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2...tected-speech/

Nate Church 17 Jan 2021

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman drew attention on Friday, telling The Hill that “lies” about the legitimacy of the election were not protected under the Constitution.

“This idea that saying that Pennsylvania was rigged, or that we were trying to ‘steal the election — that’s a lie,” Fetterman told The Hill in a video interview from which a clip was tweeted on Friday morning. “And that — you do not have the right — that is not protected speech,” he continued.

“The second those tweets went up, they should have been deleted,” Fetterman said of President Trump’s Twitter account; a rallying point for his supporters and consistent sticking-point for his detractors. Trump frequently questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 Presidential election via his personal account and continues legal pursuit of investigations into what he and his team believe to be extensive voter fraud.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman: "This idea that saying that Pennsylvania was 'rigged' or that we were 'trying to steal the election' — that's a lie. And you do not have the right, that is not protected speech." pic.twitter.com/2f2ERSSLXy

— The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2021

“That’s not de-platforming someone, it’s deleting lies that are yelling ‘fire’ in a crowded theater when there is none,” Fetterman continued. “There is a difference. That is not protected speech,” he claimed. “[Trump] can talk all day about what his favorite football team is, or that he’s the greatest President in the history of the world. But no one; Republican, Democrat, whatever, has the right to say those kind of incendiary lies.”

Fetterman’s views on the First Amendment may carry further than his home state. Last week, he announced his consideration of a race for the Senate seat to be vacated in 2022. “Pennsylvania will be the most important Senate race in 2022,” his campaign site reads. “We think we can win if we go for it,”

[Anti Globalist]

Wonder what else they're going to claim that is not protected by the 1st Amendment.

[A Son of Liberty]

But for four years they called Trump an illegitimate president... blah, blah, blah.

If you're expecting consistency, you're wasting your time. They KNOW their hypocrisy is on full display... and here's the thing: they WANT you to know. Because they want you to get mad. Because they know for every 100 people who get mad, frustrated, angry, there's going to be one who "does something about it". And THAT is what they want. They WANT someone to "do something", so they can market this or that bill taking your guns, taking you to a "re-education" camp, whatever. Hell, look at what they've been saying just since last Wednesday's mindless, feckless mob scene at their Temple. IMAGINE what they'll say AND DO when someone actually does something meaningful.

Separate or DIE.

[69360]

Even the crazy Trumpkins have the right to pretend the election was stolen. You don't get to pick and choose.

[Sammy]

We are living a communist dictatorship.
Time to wake up!

[Occam's Banana]

If you're expecting consistency, you're wasting your time. They KNOW their hypocrisy is on full display... and here's the thing: they WANT you to know.

"You are a slow learner, Winston," O'Brien said gently.
"How can I help it?" he blubbered. "How can I help seeing what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four."
"Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder. [...]"

[AngryCanadian]

So what next? we cant criticize the lockdowns? what else arent we allowed to say things? maybe he needs to re read the 1st Amendment again..

[Contumacious]

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov: Saying Election Rigged ‘Is Not Protected Speech’

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2...tected-speech/

Nate Church 17 Jan 2021

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman drew attention on Friday, telling The Hill that “lies” about the legitimacy of the election were not protected under the Constitution.

“This idea that saying that Pennsylvania was rigged, or that we were trying to ‘steal the election — that’s a lie,” Fetterman told The Hill in a video interview from which a clip was tweeted on Friday morning. “And that — you do not have the right — that is not protected speech,” he continued.

“The second those tweets went up, they should have been deleted,” Fetterman said of President Trump’s Twitter account; a rallying point for his supporters and consistent sticking-point for his detractors. Trump frequently questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 Presidential election via his personal account and continues legal pursuit of investigations into what he and his team believe to be extensive voter fraud.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman: "This idea that saying that Pennsylvania was 'rigged' or that we were 'trying to steal the election' — that's a lie. And you do not have the right, that is not protected speech." pic.twitter.com/2f2ERSSLXy

— The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2021

“That’s not de-platforming someone, it’s deleting lies that are yelling ‘fire’ in a crowded theater when there is none,” Fetterman continued. “There is a difference. That is not protected speech,” he claimed. “[Trump] can talk all day about what his favorite football team is, or that he’s the greatest President in the history of the world. But no one; Republican, Democrat, whatever, has the right to say those kind of incendiary lies.”

Fetterman’s views on the First Amendment may carry further than his home state. Last week, he announced his consideration of a race for the Senate seat to be vacated in 2022. “Pennsylvania will be the most important Senate race in 2022,” his campaign site reads. “We think we can win if we go for it,”

ATTN

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman

THE ELECTION WAS RIGGED YOU MISERABLE SUB HUMAN PIECE OF S H I T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




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[phill4paul]

So what next? we cant criticize the lockdowns? what else arent we allowed to say things? maybe he needs to re read the 1st Amendment again..

Believe it. Criticizing lockdowns is a health hazard. The equivalent of yelling "Fire" in a crowded movie house.

Question? Is it OK to yell "Fire" in a crowded movie house if it is...on fire?

[Contumacious]

Believe it. Criticizing lockdowns is a health hazard. The equivalent of yelling "Fire" in a crowded movie house.

Question? Is it OK to yell "Fire" in a crowded movie house if it is...on fire?

The 1A is irrelevant in a privately owned movie theater. There a patron only has contractual - not constitutional - rights.



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[Occam's Banana]

"I hope conservatives are starting to see that the 1st Amendment (which also includes the right to peaceful assembly, like at a holiday dinner) and the 2nd Amendment are red herrings of little use. Technology and gun proliferation are the answer, not the Constitution." -- Michael Malice

[A Son of Liberty]

ATTN

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman

THE ELECTION WAS RIGGED YOU MISERABLE SUB HUMAN PIECE OF S H I T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




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You seem upset, and surprised. Weird.

[Contumacious]

You seem upset, and surprised. Weird.

Just a tad.

[DamianTV]

Ministry of Truth

And this is just the TIP of the Communist Iceberg the Titanic is about to wreck into...