The Bruce Variant 🇺🇸 VOTE! (@greenLibertarian)

#ADF #FreeSpeech WIN shows that #censorship is worth FIGHTING AGAINST Last year in Charlotte, North Carolina, a 16-year-old girl painted a school spirit rock commemorating the life of #CharlieKirk with the phrase “Live Like Kirk John 12:15.” Just a couple of hours later, the school board painted over her work and sent a campus-wide email: “All messages [painted on the spirit rock] should reflect positive school spirit and uphold inclusive values of our school community.” For the next three weeks, this young girl publicly faced THREATS and HUMILIATION [representative of those 'inclusive' values], and was subjected to a #criminal investigation. **But she didn’t commit a crime** Unsurprisingly, when "#BlackLivesMatter" was painted on the rock, the school DID NOT silence those political views. Last November, when students walked out of school in protest of local #immigration laws, the school didn’t stop them or force them to undergo a criminal investigation. Instead, the school actually ENCOURAGED students to leave class. So what made this political message — a tribute to Charlie Kirk — so egregious that it justified criminally investigating a high school girl? On June 15, 2026, Gabby Stout, represented by the #AllianceDefendingFreedom, WON a $95,000 settlement from the school board for VIOLATING her #FirstAmendment rights. The school board was forced to see that it is not possible to both protect and silence political views under the First Amendment. It can only do one or the other. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4640652/adf-free-speech-win-north-carolina-shows-that-censorship-is-worth-the-fight-schools/