Conservative talkshow host Erick Erickson tore into “moron” Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday after she claimed “hate speech” did not count as “free speech” and would be targeted by her office.

“Someone needs to explain to Ms. Bondi that so-called ‘hate speech,’ repulsive though it may be, is protected by the First Amendment. She should know this,” weighed in Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume

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      Moron or not, she is correct. The Supreme Court has ruled multiple times that hate speech is protected under the First Amendment.

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        It doesn’t matter any more what the Supreme Court has previously ruled. Speech is protected if it supports the regime and not protected otherwise. Things are moving quickly now.

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          Oh yeah, Brett Kavanaugh saying race can be a factor in ICE detainments even though it directly contradicted their own ruling on Affirmative Action made it clear they don’t give a shit about precedent, even when it’s their precedent.