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On Sean Hannity's radio program -- one week after commendably leading opposition to the Patriot Act on civil liberties grounds -- Sen. Rand Paul is now advocating the arrest of people who "attend radical political speeches."
After claiming to be against racial and religious profiling, Paul said: "But if someone is attending speeches from someone who is promoting the violent overthrow of our government, that's really an offense that we should be going after -- they should be deported or put in prison."
Is Paul’s suggestion that people be imprisoned or deported for merely attending a political speech be a violation of the First Amendment?
After claiming to be against racial and religious profiling, Paul said: "But if someone is attending speeches from someone who is promoting the violent overthrow of our government, that's really an offense that we should be going after -- they should be deported or put in prison."
Is Paul’s suggestion that people be imprisoned or deported for merely attending a political speech be a violation of the First Amendment?