Roberto Vannacci and his party "in their expressions of thought, in the phrases and symbols they use, are rewriting history, sowing a violent seed especially among young people that absolutely must be verified, monitored and, if possible, uprooted." This was stated by PD deputy Roberto Morassut in an urgent interpellation to the government to determine whether there are grounds, under the Scelba and Mancino laws, for the dissolution of Futuro Nazionale for "apologia of fascism." Drawing the attention of the Chamber floor, "here," the Democratic Party member warned, "we are not dealing with a cultural debate but with a fundamental political and constitutional question: is there or is there not apologia of fascism in the phrases, behaviors, reconstructions and symbols adopted by the party and its leader? Is there or is there not an attempt to reconstruct a history — that of the twenty-year regime and the Republic — and along with it structured movements, a political party, that draws on that history?"
From the government, and in particular from Undersecretary of the Interior Wanda Ferro, who was present in the chamber, Morassut asks whether, also on the basis of reports, evidence that has emerged and press reports, "particular measures have been adopted or whether initiatives are intended to be launched as a precursor to the possible dissolution of a party" that is becoming characterized by apologia of fascism. "The moment of 'if,' of tolerance and of the assessment of facts," the PD deputy warned, "has passed for us, because the laws are clear. Now it is up to the government to assess whether the line has been crossed and whether action is needed to protect the Constitution and the law."
"However little or not at all shareable, radical expressions of thought, according to well-established case law, fall within the freedom of expression guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution," came the response from Undersecretary Ferro, who drew a distinction between two levels: that of the expression of opinions, however deplorable, and that of actual actions that could constitute criminal offenses.
Indeed, she clarified, regarding "press reports on investigations into serving military personnel allegedly active in Futuro Nazionale, the Ministry of Justice, following a formal complaint, has registered criminal proceedings transmitted to the Rome prosecutor's office." However, she added, "our legal system is founded on a system of freedoms and guarantees established by the founding fathers precisely to prevent possible authoritarian resurgences, and this system rests on the very clear distinction between the expression of ideas — admissible even when radical and unacceptable — and the carrying out of violent threats against the democratic order." "All governments of the Republic have adhered to that principle and certainly," she concluded, "we will not be the ones to depart from it."
