By the way, Howard Dean, member, former governor of Vermont, Democrat, ran for president. Here's what he said. Quote, hate speech is not protected by the First Amendment. By the way, The Supreme Court, it's a famous case, the Skokie case, where they upheld the right of Nazis to march in Skokie, Illinois, because the First Amendment protects the right to speak, even if what you're saying is hateful. And to be clear, I despise Nazis. They are bigoted, evil idiots. The first Amendment protects the right of bigoted, evil idiots to speak their idiocy. (22:51–23:04)
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Asserts that the Supreme Court upheld the right of Nazis to march in Skokie, Illinois, under the First Amendment.
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