WRONG: Former DNC Chair Howard Dean Says “Hate Speech” Isn’t Protected By The First Amendment

Howard Dean is not only the former DNC chair. He’s also a former governor and presidential candidate. You would think he knew better than this.

The First Amendment covers free speech to protect all speech, especially unpopular speech. This should give you a good idea of what we would be dealing with if Democrats had won last fall.

Dean tweeted this:

Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment. https://t.co/DOct3xcLoY

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— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) April 21, 2017

People responded:

Excuse me? https://t.co/oEFN1sa8ef

— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) April 21, 2017

Yes it is. https://t.co/vKydhjADWp

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 21, 2017

@GovHowardDean Uh, yeah it is, sport

— Jacob Perry (@jacobperry) April 21, 2017

@GovHowardDean Elaborate, please. This strikes me as pretty wrong.

— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) April 21, 2017

@GovHowardDean That's so obviously wrong even you should know better.

— Maximally Me (@maxwelledison1) April 21, 2017

@GovHowardDean Is that in the "Touchy Feely" clause?

— Glenn Diaz (@gdd2010) April 21, 2017

@GovHowardDean Speech is not defined by random emotions arbitrarily applied by self appointed censors who strive to stifle it. https://t.co/8fBi6IF4eG

— D.W.Robinson (@_DWRobinson) April 21, 2017

@GovHowardDean And hate speech is whatever the most sensitive college student in America decides on a given day.

— MartyrMade Podcast (@MartyrMade) April 21, 2017

@GovHowardDean Can you help me out and explain what things you would jail people for saying?
I assume nothing on the Democrat platform.

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) April 21, 2017

That last tweet pretty much nails it.