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.
Yes, you just did. You said that we can't spend the last 8 months before the election "letting Beck tell us..." something or another. Now, the only way to stop "letting Beck tell us" something is to violate his first amendment rights. Beck, like every citizen, can speak as he sees fit. If you choose not to listen, that is your choice. But to prevent him from telling his story is a violation of the first amendment. Period.