> protects speech that offends. Why are you beating this fake dead horse? Free speech is protected, offensive or not. There are no governmental consequences.

> protects speech that offends. Why are you beating this fake dead horse? Free speech is protected, offensive or not. There are no governmental consequences. However, it also covers and allows for the replies, tweet storms, public shaming that occur when your free speech is racist, sexist, or bigoted and malicious. That's what this debate is /actually/ about - you just want protection against backlash.