A group called the Independent Democratic Conference wants to revoke the right to free speech, and replace it with a privilege that the government can revoke. They write (yes, they really did issue their report in all caps):
PROPONENTS OF A MORE REFINED FIRST AMENDMENT ARGUE THAT THIS FREEDOM SHOULD BE TREATED NOT AS A RIGHT BUT AS A PRIVILEGE – A SPECIAL ENTITLEMENT GRANTED BY THE STATE ON A CONDITIONAL BASIS THAT CAN BE REVOKED IF IT IS EVER ABUSED OR MALTREATED.
Of course, we’ve sadly had plenty of occasion this year to learn what the left views as an abuse of free speech.
The authors of this piece aren’t major policy players, thankfully, but they aren’t nobodies either. According to TechDirt (the piece itself doesn’t list any authors), they are New York state senators.
(Via Instapundit.)
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