Hayward: The Left Uses the Assassin’s Veto to Raise the Cost of Speech
One reason for the Left’s rush to embrace political violence is that censorship is no longer a viable option.

One reason for the Left’s rush to embrace political violence is that censorship is no longer a viable option.

Constitutional law scholar Ilya Shapiro announced his resignation from Georgetown University on Monday, saying that the school has “yielded to the progressive mob,” and has “abandoned free speech.”

Administrators at Georgetown Law are considering implementing a “cry room” on campus, so that offended students have a place to go to if they “need to break down” over comments made by law scholar Ilya Shapiro, who has been placed on administrative leave by the university this week after daring to question Joe Biden’s “affirmative action” Supreme Court nomination process.

Georgetown Law has suspended constitutional law scholar and incoming administrator Ilya Shapiro over a tweet that criticized President Joe Biden’s “affirmative action” Supreme Court nomination process, which he said will cause the president’s nominee to “always have an asterisk attached” to her name.

Donald Trump’s Wednesday speech was “not even close” to incitement to violence, said Alan Dershowitz. Ilya Shapiro said it was “impeachable.”

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) claimed Tuesday that Republicans want to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg because they want to strike down Obamacare, which is currently facing a challenge that is before the Supreme Court.
