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Jay Carney: It's not to defend conventional speech or not to protect acceptable speech, but to protect and defend offensive speech…

On the recordJanuary 6, 2015
It's not to defend conventional speech or not to protect acceptable speech, but to protect and defend offensive speech, objectionable speech.
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Jay Carney

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Jay Carney articulates the principle of protecting offensive speech under the First Amendment.

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