Heh... I stand up for the rights of Nazis to speak freely. Standing up for her isn't even going to get me bitched at.
However, free speech has consequences. This probably isn't a Constitutional matter, but she absolutely has the right to do this. They absolutely have the right (I'm pretty sure) to fire her.
So, I'm sympathetic but not surprised. Freedom of expression should be more than a part of the Constitution, it should be a societal goal. I'd much prefer a world where off-duty expression doesn't risk your employment but that's not up to me.
Err... Who are these 'free speech folks' that you're thinking of? We used to just call those people by the name, 'Americans.' The liberty of free speech applies to all, or none.
I can guess your meaning of "free speech folks", and I'm one of them. I don't think she should have lost her job.
All along, our central argument has been that the pendulum swings both ways. The same means which are used to silence the one side will work just as well against the other. That is free speech's raison d'être.
My impression is that the free speech folks want principles such as free speech to be applied equally to all sides. Unfortunately many of the hate speech crowd are so weak and disoriented that they can't grasp the disadvantages of their dogma, until their own rules are applied to them.
