Stop saying Republicans are more likely than Democrats to protect freedom of speech. They don't give a fuck about first amendment rights when it goes against their narrative.

Couple of examples:

https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2019/07/11/flag-burning-citizenship-trump-poll

More than one-third of adults agree: 36% would support stripping US citizenship from Americans that burn or desecrate the flag.

Roughly two-thirds (67%) of Republicans support this idea, while just 29% of independents and about a quarter of Democrats feel the same.

https://theharrispoll.com/in-just-four-years-the-percentage-of-americans-who-believe-there-are-any-books-that-should-be-banned-has-increased-by-more-than-half-28-believe-this-to-be-the-case-today-vs-18-in-2011-one-fourth/

Politically speaking, Republicans are nearly twice as likely as Democrats or Independents to believe there are any books that should be banned completely (42% vs. 23% & 22%, respectively).

https://www.intomore.com/culture/more-than-half-of-republicans-support-banning-lgbtq-books-in-elementary-schools/

A new survey from YouGov shows that Republicans widely support banning books with LGBTQ themes: More than half of Republicans (55 percent) say that elementary school students should not be allowed access to texts with queer or transgender characters.

Edit: oh thanks to people in this thread for pointing out this as well: https://www.icnl.org/usprotestlawtracker/

Second Edit: No I'm not a democrat. Yes I support the libertarian party. Yes I oppose the two party system. Yes I think Democrats oppose free speech when it suits them.

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