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The Republican senator defended constitutional hate speech protections in the wake of the assassination of the right-wing political activist.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday defended hate speech protections under the Constitution but said he supports non-legal consequences for those celebrating the death of conservative activist
Rand Paul, who called for "a crackdown on people" who celebrated the assassination, was less careful in distinguishing between private and government action.
The amendment was narrowly defeated with a 51-49 vote, meaning the Texas senators could have stopped the GOP effort to squash it.