A left-wing legal analyst claimed this week that the First Amendment makes the U.S. “vulnerable” and makes it hard for Democrats to be able to “regulate speech” without being accused of censorship.
The Friday remarks from former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade on MNSBC came while she was discussing a book that she wrote about “disinformation.”
“Barb, you write about the United States extensively and with a lot of detail, but you also draw in comparisons from other countries, you talk about other strongman leaders, countries who have transitioned from a mostly democratic form of government to a less democratic form,” said host Rachel Maddow. “Do you believe the U.S. is particularly vulnerable to disinformation or that we’re kind of unexceptional and it’s the same? We’re as susceptible to it as every other country?”
McQuade responded, “Actually, I think…