TITLE: Confederate flag debate: Protecting hatred preserves freedom
SENTENCE 1: The tragedy of a mass murder in Charleston, S.C., last week, obviously motivated by racial hatred, has raised anew the issue of the lawfulness of the State expressing an opinion by flying a Confederate flag at the Statehouse, and the constitutionality of the use of the First Amendment to protect hate speech and hate groups.
SENTENCE 2: In the case of speech, it is especially dangerous to accord the natural rights of persons to the government because the state can use its monopoly of force to silence, drown out or intimidate the speech of any persons it hates and fears.
SENTENCE 3: In a lawsuit brought against the State of Texas seeking to compel Texas to offer automobile license plates bearing the Confederate flag, the Supreme Court in dismissing the suit ruled just two weeks ago that the government enjoys the same freedom of speech as do persons.

Bias label: slightly
Annotator rationales:
if this sentence is meant to present an objective analysis, then it should separate the legal discussion from emotional framing and clarify the distinction between state actions and individual rights.