Ted Cruz wants consequences, not prosecution for the celebrants of the murder of Charlie Kirk

Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said on Tuesday that a person could not be prosecuted for speech, but he was in favor of other consequences for those who celebrate the murder of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, putting the senator in disagreement with the Trump administration.

Cruz made these comments at the AI ​​and Tech of Politico Tuesday when he said that hatred speech is protected by the first amendment to the American Constitution.

“The first amendment absolutely protects the speech,” said Cruz.

“It absolutely protects hatred speech,” he continued. “He protects Vile speech. He protects a horrible discourse. What does that mean? This means that you cannot be prosecuted for speech, even if he is bad and sectarian and bad.”

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Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said that a person could not be prosecuted for speech. (AP photo / Jose Luis Magana, file)

Instead of facing prosecution, Cruz said that anyone who celebrated the murder of Kirk or suggested that he deserved to die for his political opinions, should be welcomed by other forms of consequences, such as termination or expulsion. Several people in various jobs across the country were dismissed for comments made in response to the death of Kirk.

“We have seen, as you have noted, across the country, people on the left – not everyone – but far too many people celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk,” said Cruz. “We have seen teachers in secondary schools and elementary schools publish the celebration online. We have seen university professors publish.”

“In my opinion, they should absolutely face the consequences to celebrate murder,” he added.

Cruz’s comments are intervened after the prosecutor General Pam Bondi said on Monday that the Ministry of Justice would target people who engaged in hate speeches after Kirk’s assassination.

“There is freedom of expression and then there are speeches of hatred, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society. We will aim for you absolutely, you will continue, if you aim for someone with hate speeches,” said the host of the Podcast, the host of the Podcast, the wife of the Deputy Chief of the White Chamber Stephen Miller.

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The Attorney General Pam Bondi said that she would target people who engaged in a hate speech after the assassination of Charlie Kirk before trying to resume his declaration later. (Francis Chung / Politico / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Bondi attempted later to resume his comments, saying that the speech of hatred “which crosses the line in threats of violence is not protected by the first amendment”.

“It’s a crime,” she wrote on X. “For too long, we have watched the radical to normalize threats, call assassinations and encourage political violence. This time is over.”

“Freedom of expression protects ideas, debate, even dissent, but that does not protect and will never protect violence,” she added. “It is clear that this violent rhetoric is designed to silence others by expressing conservative ideals. We will never be silenced. Not for our families, not for our freedoms, and never for Charlie. His inheritance will not be erased by fear or intimidation.”

Asked about Bondi’s initial comments, President Donald Trump potentially suggested pursuing journalists who “treat me unjustly”.

“It’s hatred,” he told journalists.

Charlie Kirk speaks before he was shot down during the visit to Turning Point at the University of Utah Valley in Orem, Utah. (Tess Crowley / The Deseret News via AP)

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Kirk, who was shot down during an event on the University of Utah Valley campus last week, was opposed to the pursuit of hatred speech.

“Haine’s speech does not exist legally in America,” he wrote on X last year. “There is a ugly speech. There is a raw speech. There is a bad speech. And all this is protected by the first amendment. Keep America free.”

In his remarks on Tuesday, Cruz pushed more than “to name and shame”, quoting the English philosopher John Stuart Mill, who argued that the best response to the speech is more speech.

“And the name and shame are part of a functional and dynamic democracy,” said Cruz.