US Opposes Nazi Speech, But Will Vote No At UN To Banning It

At the United Nations this week, the U.S. plans to vote against a yearly resolution that condemns the glorification of Nazism, State Department officials said Wednesday. Officials said free speech protections and other problems with the resolution make it impossible for America to support.

Introduced by Russia, the resolution calls on all U.N. nations to ban pro-Nazi speech and organizations, and to implement other restrictions on speech and assembly. That’s a non-starter in the U.S., where First Amendment protections guarantees free speech.

The United States votes against the resolution every year, along with just a handful of others. Read more here.

{Matzav.com}