Sen. Ted Cruz paraphrased a 19th-century philosopher on Tuesday in defending the free speech rights of the throngs of people who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination last week — at the same time advocating for the “naming and shaming” of those same people.

“Just like John Stuart Mill said: ‘The best response to bad speech is more speech,'” the Texas Republican said at Politico’s AI & Tech Summit in Washington, D.C.

“We have seen people on the left, not everybody but far too many people, celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder,” Cruz said. “We’ve seen teachers in high schools and elementary schools posting online, celebrating. We’ve seen university professors posting. In my view, they should absolutely face the consequences for celebrating murder,” he said. “Naming and shaming is part of a functioning and vibrant democracy.”

However, he defended their right to say it.

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