1. The right to free speech is good. Individual instances of free speech can be bad. These two stances are perfectly compatible: belief in the goodness of the r

1. The right to free speech is good. Individual instances of free speech can be bad. These two stances are perfectly compatible: belief in the goodness of the right to free speech only means you think it’s bad for the government to punish it, not that every use of it is good. 2. Another way to put this is that it will tend to remove voters who are more open-minded and who have interests outside politics. Fanatics and crazies will vote no matter what. Getting more ordinary people to vote is good.