First: I'm not saying "that's not actually speech". I'm saying that the crime isn't that it's speech; the crime is that it's fraud. You can't take fraud, spe

First: I'm not saying "that's not actually speech". I'm saying that the crime isn't that it's speech; the crime is that it's fraud. You can't take fraud, speak it, and now it's OK because speech. No, it's still fraud, and it's still illegal because of the fraud, not because of the speech. Second: There's no "free speech absolutism". Not only does speech not erase other crimes, there are also certain restrictions on free speech as speech. Imminent incitement to violence is one of them.