Polis's clemency for Tina Peters: defending free speech amid election misinformation

Denver Post editors argue Gov. Polis was right to reduce Tina Peters's 9-year election-interference sentence to time served, emphasizing the importance of upholding free speech under the First Amendment even when Peters promoted debunked election conspiracies; while Peters' courtroom behavior and charges are noted, the piece contends clemency balances justice with constitutional rights and avoids letting politics overshadow fundamental freedoms.