“I'm arguing against a straw man. The other party never said the current law stops anyone from reading scripture. No one in this room wants to ban Bibles. I'll say my law stops a bad thing. If we say our law stops something we call bad, it makes us sound good.”
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Combatting Hate Act
A bill to create new hate speech crimes and repeal a religious defense against them. The ruling party moved to limit debate after many hours of opposition, citing a campaign promise and misinformation. Much of the discussion focused on procedural points and whether the bill would unreasonably limit free expression.
“I want to agree with my Bloc friend and make another point. Conservatives are spreading fake news. I heard someone say the bill would stop people from protesting. Protesting is free speech. But if a protest is for hate, the bill lets the government have tools to stop it.”
“I want everyone to know I support this bill. Hate is bad. The real problem is Conservatives filibustering. We could have passed this months ago. It's their fault we didn't. If they actually discuss the bill in good faith, I'd give them more time. We all want to pass this, right? Let's just pass it unanimously.”