"I'M ALL FOR THE 1ST AMENDMENT, BUT ...," BY ADAM KINZINGER

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"I'M ALL FOR THE 1ST AMENDMENT, BUT ..."
by Adam Kinzinger
August 19, 2022



6:34
[ADAM KINZINGER] AND SO ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA SIDE OF THINGS, I HATE TO USE THE TERM, "WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION," BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, BUT WE REALLY, AS A COUNTRY, HAVE TO COME TO A CONCLUSION OF WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS AND ISN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR. I'M ALL FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT. WHAT I'M NOT FOR IS INSURRECTION-TYPE, VIOLENT-TYPE SPEECH BEING PROMOTED, PASSED ON IN THESE MEDIUMS, THAT CAN LEAD TO A REALLY DESTABILIZED SITUATION. I RETWEETED SOME GUY THAT HAD POSTED A BUNCH OF TIKTOK VIDEOS OF FOLKS WITH THEIR GUNS SAYING, "IT IS TIME TO TAKE DOWN THE GOVERNMENT; I'M GOING AFTER THE FBI." IT IS JUST ALL OVER TIKTOK. IT IS ALWAYS AMAZING TO ME TO SEE THESE 50, 60-YEAR-OLD MEN ON TIKTOK. BUT THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS WE HAVE TO DISCUSS. LIKE, THAT CAN'T BE ALLOWED ANYMORE IN THIS COUNTRY.