Does a terrorist’s right to free speech trump your right to life? I’m Newt Gingrich, more in a moment.

Before we lose a city in a terrorist attack – or, if we’re really stupid, after we lose a city – we’re going to have to have a serious debate about the First Amendment, what it protects and what it should not protect.

After all, the Constitution does not guarantee all speech. Lewd and libelous speech is not shielded by the First Amendment. So should speech that calls for the murder of Americans be protected?

Today, for example, there are websites dedicated to training and recruiting terrorists. They may be created overseas, but they are open and accessible to anyone with a computer.

America is engaged in a serious, long-term war with people committed to killing us. We need to be proactive – to act now – to develop the appropriate rules of engagement for dealing with websites and other forms of speech that advocate terrorism and the killing of innocent Americans.

We don’t need to amend or change our Constitution. We just need to decide that advocacy of terrorism, violence, and the killing of innocents brings no value to the American marketplace of ideas. It should be illegal and prosecuted aggressively.

Activist judges should not allow the First Amendment to be used to protect murderers. After all, we have inalienable rights of our own.

I’m Newt Gingrich, and together we can win the future.

Related Information:

National Security

Radio

• Iraq Heroes Part I March 16 2006
• Hypocrisy on the Human Rights Council March 20 2006
• Good News in Iraq Part II April 18 2006
• Dirty Bombs, Dirty Documents April 21 2006
• The Face of Our Enemy April 24 2006
• Osama is Back May 2 2006
• It's time for an evil empire moment May 4 2006
• Preventing War with Iran May 24 2006
• Honesty in Government in the Long War May 31 2006
• The Oakland A's and the war terror June 9 2006
• Math and Science: A National Security Threat June 12 2006
• The Real Tragedy of Haditha June 14 2006
• The First War of Globalization June 19 2006
• Ask a Marine June 27 2006
• A Global War Requires Global Solutions June 28 2006
• Dealing with North Korea July 3 2006
• Where is the outrage? July 5 2006
• The Arrogance of the New York Times July 6 2006
• It’s WWIII July 26 2006
• The 58-year war against Israel July 27 2006
• Linking Iran to North Korea July 28 2006
• Iranians funding terror with oil profits July 31 2006
• Confirm John Bolton August 7 2006
• Preserving our way of life August 8 2006
• Hezbollah is to blame for civilian deaths August 9 2006
• What the Lieberman loss means August 10 2006
• A Franco-American bad idea August 14 2006
• Iran and Syria should pay August 15 2006
• The U.N. resolution is a defeat for the good guys August 21 2006
• Islamic Fascists August 22 2006
• An Iraqi woman’s confidence in the future September 5 2006
• The Messenger September 8 2006
• Reading, ‘Riting, and Hatred September 11, 2006
• Hezbollah in America September 14, 2006
• Memo to the Cut and Run Crowd September 21, 2006
• Mozart or Mohammad? October 3, 2006
• The Price of Tyranny October 10, 2006
• Ayann Hirsi Ali October 13, 2006
• PATCO and Kim Jung Il October 19, 2006
• Communicating Without Words October 20, 2006
• Learning About North Korea November 1, 2006
• French Intifada November 13, 2006
• Kerry’s Remarks in Context November 14, 2006
• Death for Saddam November 15, 2006
• What Defeat Will Look Like December 4, 2006
• Victory or Death December 5, 2006
• A Path to Victory or the Easiest Way Out December 5, 2006
• Colonial Study Group December 7, 2006
• Iran and Syria in the Kitchen December 8, 2006
• The Flying Imams December 12, 2006

Op-eds

• Newt Gingrich, The Only Option is to Win , Washington Post (August 11, 2006)
• Newt Gingrich, The third world war has begun , UK Guardian (July 20, 2006)
• Newt Gingrich, Now Isn’t the Time for Restraint from Israel , USA Today (July 19, 2006)
• Newt Gingrich, What to Do About North Korea , National Review Online (June 21 2006)
• Newt Gingrich and George Mitchell, Rethinking UN reform , International Herald Tribune (March 13 2006)
• Newt Gingrich, A Leaner, Meaner Military , Washington Post (March 4 2006)
• Newt Gingrich, America at a Crossroads: Preserve and protect, or follow Defeatists and Theocrats? Washington Times (February 10 2006)
• Newt Gingrich, Bolster the Peaceable Palestinians , American Enterprise Online (January 25 2006)

White Papers

Congressional Testimony

• Newt Gingrich, The Threat of the Current Regime in Iran Gingrich Communications (November 15 2005)
• Newt Gingrich, Newt Testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Subcommittee on Oversight Federal Document Clearinghouse Congressional Testimony (October 19 2005)

Reading

• Newt Gingrich, Winning the Future (paperback) pp. 1-25, Regnery: 2006