Dang that first amendment anyway, eh?
Have I or anyone else suggested the first amendment go away?
No
Should I counter speech which lumps all Republicans into one group and which I know is counterproductive to purging the GOP of RINOS and defeating Democrats this fall?
You betcha.
The first amendment dodge was used by Ward Churchill and his supporters in the ACLU you know. They couldn't defend what he said so they tossed up a straw man. His defenders pretended his critics were attacking the first amendment by attacking him.