White supremacists marched on Friday in protest of the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, which the city council voted to remove in February. As Americans, their right to march and protest is indisputable. The protection of such vile speech is what makes America great.
But the strong and immediate reaction against such vile speech is what makes America greater. Indeed, some members of Utah’s federal delegation were quick to condemn the violence. But some were not.
Representing Utah well, Sen. Orrin Hatch tweeted on Friday evening that protestors’ ”ideas are fueled by hate, and have no place in civil society.