A surprising percentage of young Americans are supportive of restrictions on free speech in certain…
The New American By Selwyn Duke
Here’s an interesting test if you have any young people in your life. Ask them to finish the following rhyme: “Sticks and stones may….”
A second question you can pose to the whippersnapper is: Is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment? (And just hope they know what the First Amendment is.)
The “seasoned citizens,” as Rush Limbaugh used to say, among us will almost assuredly know that the rest of the rhyme goes, “break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” As for “hate speech,” there actually is no such classification under U.S. law. Yet there are Americans who believe otherwise — and that there’s no legally protected right to utter it.
The problem is worsening, too, with young people being the most skeptical about the First Amendment. What’s more, an alarming percentage of Americans actually believe the amendment should be rewritten.
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