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On the recordJuly 5, 2016
You can't have a democracy when you have a criminal defamation law, probably of any kind, but certainly a criminal defamation law that is used to silence and criminalize political speech.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman emphasizes the negative impact of criminal defamation laws on democracy.

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