In the past, lawmakers pushing these laws have tended to simply ignore the First Amendment issue, and focus on screaming "protect the children!" as loudly as possible (never mind the fact that kids seem much less concerned about "bullying" than all these adults seem to think). However, it appears that some state Senators in NY are trying a new line of attack: going directly after the First Amendment and suggesting that current interpretations are way too broad, and it's not really meant to protect any sort of free speech right. In fact, it sounds as though they're trying to redefine the right to free speech into a privilege that can be taken away. Seriously:
Proponents of a more refined First Amendment argue that this freedom should be treated not as a right but as a privilege - a special entitlement granted by the state on a conditional basis that can be revoked if it is ever abused or maltreated.
Comment: Can it be any more obvious the United States is an overt dictatorship that 'hates your freedom'? In a ponerized world where words are turned upside down, you can be sure this bill would be used against normal people coming together to free themselves of pathological influence. What these Senators are proposing is not protection from cyber-bullying but a protection for it. Freedom of Association is clearly a threat to the pervasiveness of pathology in our social systems.