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Ted Cruz: “Does the First Amendment protect your right to free speech?…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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PRO-HAMAS PROTESTS ON CAMPUS - WE FOLLOW THE MONEY! | Verdict Ep.199

Published | Video Starts at 05:52

Because Columbia cannot and will not protect your safety. So the threats are real and perceived. And by the way, look, it's worth doing a little bit of a deep dive on free speech. Does the First Amendment protect your right to free speech? Yes. Yes, you have a right to speak. And by the way, that includes Nazis. There's a famous decision, Skokie, Illinois, where the Nazis wanted to march in the downtown city, and it went all the way to the Supreme Court. (05:52–05:57)

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