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Question: Do you have confidence in our country to uphold your right to Freedom of Speech

Question: Do you have confidence in our country to uphold your right to Freedom of Speech? Or do you fear persecution? ...I see School teachers getting fiered over personal thoughts expressed on their personal social media accounts these days. We see there is a government mandate for federal employees to not get "partisan" on their personal social media accounts. ...is Freedom of Speech still alive in our country?

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Well, do you care about the foundation that this country was built on? Do you have the ability and the confidence to say, I can give opinions, I can do what the First Amendment is supposed to grant me the right to do without being worried about frivolous lawsuits, firings, et cetera, or don't I? Do I or don't I have that ability?

Did the founders intend for me to have that ability? The answer is yes. And by the way, for people in the audience who go, well, you know, David, this is a problem for creators, but it's not problem a problem for other people. How many people, random, not random people, just everyday people without a public facing job, been fired because of their opinions about Charlie Kirk?

It doesn't mean that I uh agree with the opinions that are stated. It doesn't mean anything like that. But that is not the way this country is supposed to function. And