Dee Snider, the former of Twisted Sister, has always been firm in his stance against censorship, even when it goes against his own politics. In remaining consistent, he recently chose not to take any action when his band’s landmark hit, “We’re Not Gonna Take,” was used for a Republican candidate’s campaign in the 2022 Arizona gubernational election.

While I abhor what this ignoramus @KariLake stands for and the she deplorables (yup, Hillary Clinton had it right) she represents, I can NOT legally or morally stop her from using or singing my song. I wrote it for everyone…cherry picking who uses it is censorship. https://t.co/F1rrnhRWNf

— Dee Snider🇺🇸 (@deesnider) July 28, 2022

Whereas Synder was reluctant to let Kari Lake use his music, he is now thrilled to grant permission to one of her Democratic competitors, Marco Lopez, to use the same song. The Arizona primaries were held yesterday, and the New York Times has projected Lake in the lead for Republicans and Lopez in second place behind Katie Hobbs.

Now THIS guy can use @TwistedSisterNY “We’re Gonna Take It” with my blessing! Go get ’em Marco!! https://t.co/gy64IbfN2N

— Dee Snider🇺🇸 (@deesnider) August 2, 2022

According to Loudwire, Twisted Sister has previously asked that the song not be used by other Republican candidates, whereas Snider approved of its use in Ukraine earlier this year.