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On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
I think that it would not be any more than any First Amendment decision such as New York Times v. Sullivan sets the floor, it does not set the ceiling.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Kyl discusses Congress's ability to set national policy on international threats.

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