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Bondi Faces Backlash Over 'Hate Speech' Prosecution Vow

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Above: Attorney General Pam Bondi attends a Sept. 11 observance event in the courtyard of the Pentagon. Image copyright: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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The Spin

Democratic narrative

Bondi dangerously misunderstands the Constitution she swore to defend. Her promise to "target" Americans for "hate speech" reveals shocking constitutional ignorance — there is no hate speech exception to the First Amendment. Her threat to prosecute subjectively offensive speech transforms the Justice Department into Thought Police.

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Republican narrative

Pam Bondi is right to draw the line where the law already does: speech that fuels imminent violence is not free speech, it’s a crime. Her stance defends the First Amendment while refusing to let radicals hide behind it as they incite bloodshed. She isn’t silencing opinion but protecting lives, order, and America’s democratic stability.

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