Steve Kelley for January 28, 2021

Free speech January 6,2021 ? I thought it was insurrection.

There’s all those conspiracy spewers on tv and radio complaining how they are being silenced.

Free speech*

*Just not yelling “fire” in a crowded theater or spreading verified lies or plans to overthrow the government.

SKelley has NO clue what it is that protects his lying cartoons.

Trump Disciple analysis skills.

To SKELLEY, free speech means that republicans can spread lies and instigate insurrection without being held accountable.

Speech inciting sedition and insurrection isn’t protected speech. Way to try and change the subject, Skelley.

Hey SKelly, what do you think protects your right to publish this piece of SCHEISSE!! Next time, try publishing this cartoon in Russia, the PRC and/or the DPRK (aka North Korea), for starters!!

Right wingers ALWAYS seem to think that liberals hate free speech because some people, who call themselves liberal, think that some things shouldn’t be said at all. They’re right, in that some things should not be spoken, but that isn’t the same as saying it should be illegal. I won’t use some of the slang words for various nationalities, because I think they’re stupid attempts to demean people. And if you feel the need to use them, I’m very likely to either just leave, or tell you why and then leave. But I don’t hate your right to speak. I just hate that you’re so biased that speaking in such a way seems okay to you.

Rethugicans want that pesky word “democracy” banned forever.

The Dem Socialist LBGTQ feminist conspiracy against “free speech” continues (/s) as does the alt-right whine fest.

Whining about not having free speech whilst simultaneously exercising that right seems to lack a certain sense of awareness. Also a sense of irony.

Anything to derail good for the middle class and especially the poor

There needs to be a word for crying about not having something while using it.

GOPism? Neoconism? I have too much respect for our republic to call it republicanism.

Awesome

Speech is free right up until it incites violence or in the case of a private company, breaches the terms of agreement.

Free speech has its limits. You can’t write lies about someone else, (libel); you can’t cry fire in a crowded theater; you can’t call for killing someone of the opposite party; you can’t call for insurrection against the United States.

Translation: they want freedom from the consequences of what they speak.

Ah, Free Speech. Like the free speech the republican inspired insurrectionists were going to give to Congress?

Free speech does not include falsehoods.

All these people going on nationwide media to claim they’re being silenced are beyond absurd. Being silenced is when the Government puts nerve agent in your boxers to kill you not when a private company blocks your account because you can’t manage to follow the rules.

The right also claims to be for free markets as well. Why not a cartoon about Wall Street shutting down trading on stocks that the big hedge funds have shorted. Don’t they want the small investor to make money? Don’t they value smarts? As you can tell, I’m really enjoying the GameStop saga.

Gee. Too bad you’re not permitted to print this.

Free speech is everywhere. Republicans are being held accountable for their hate speech.

The more I follow U.S. politics, esp. of the destructive last 4 yrs, the more I appreciate our democracy here in Canada. . .

Freedom of expression in Canada is protected as a “fundamental freedom” by Section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Charter also permits the government to enforce “reasonable” limits. Hate speech, obscenity, and defamation are common categories of restricted speech in Canada.

https://tinyurl.com/yys3gyg3

This new attitude of “Freedumb” seems to have no regard for the rights of others, nor does it care who gets injured or killed. Hopefully this new administration in the U.S. can enforce limitations on this free-for-all lunacy.

Freedom of speech for me but not for thee… Lies vs truth. Conspiracies vs reality.

The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated by antigovernment sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election, suggesting the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol may embolden extremists and set the stage for additional attacks.

https://apnews.com/article/us-terrorism-alert-75156eae27532bd9e5cbfe35e6485a3b

When “Free Speech” includes encouraging resurrection.. deliberately spreading lies.. agitating the mentally challenged.. you get what you got. Enjoy!

Hack.

Does “free speech” include yelling “FIRE” at the top of your voice in a crowded theater?

Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are the two Democratic senators who are blocking the Democrats from getting rid of the filibuster. Without it, the Democrats would be able to pass laws with a 50% vote, could ignore accommodating the Republicans and we could actually accomplish something. Their reasoning is that once the filibuster is gone, the Republicans would do the same thing once they were back in power. But, what’s to keep them from doing it whether the Democrats do or not? Democrats need to kill the filibuster, start fixing the country and make so much progress without the Republican obstruction that the voters never want to vote Republican again!!

Free lies?

True! Note how Steve Kelley is no longer allowed to create his cartoons….wait a minute…

Health care, food and housing are human rights, they are not just reserved for rich republicans.

But But But…Citizens Unites says money is speech, so is money free? The government, to the best of my knowledge, has not shut down anyone’s right to free speech within the already determined boundaries. Seditious speech is not protected. Incitement to violence is not protected. Or is Kelley whining about private companies enforcing or altering their guidelines — which is their right as private companies.

Who isn’t being allowed to speak?

No, Mr. Kelly — these things are supposed to be paid for from the taxes we all pay, rather than those tax monies being spent on Republican graft and boondoggling and trying to turn our country into a theocracy. As for the free speech, you are not guaranteed to be able to use any social media company’s platform if you violate their TOS. This has been explained to you repeatedly. It would really help the Republican Party’s image if it could stop with the lying.

such Bullshit, this!!

Conservatives want the government (actually, just the alt-rights in government) to regulate private businesses… because they admire Putin’s brand of “democracy”…

Kelley must teach ‘Civics’ and ‘American Political Science’ at Trump University!

You have free speech already. What you can’t do is incite violence against others.

Unless I am mistaken Steve, aren’t you exercising free speech right now, All be it stupid speech, but free none the less?

Hate speech is not protected. Neither is sedition and treason.

Come on Steve! Stirring up enough hatred so people get killed is not free speech! “Lynch Vice President Pence” is not protected by the First Amendment!

So S. Kelley, if you were permitted to create a cartoon which states your opinion including whatever got censored out of this one by the Democratic Party, what would you draw?

Oops, sorry. I forgot Democratic Party censor goons are standing just on the other side of your door waiting, to take you down to a basement torture session the minute you dare to try to say all the things they presently do not permit you to say.

Maybe you could smuggle some toons out to Russia or China or N Korea, anyplace that will publish your work and disseminate it to the entire world.

Free at last, free at last!

One more time. My free speech does not mean you must let me use your printing press.

You’ve been drinking the forbidden waters again, haven’t you Steve?