On the recordJune 24, 2012
How do you distinguish between the area of protected Constitutional speech versus that which is an indicator of potential violent acts?
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congress.govHow do you distinguish between the area of protected Constitutional speech versus that which is an indicator of potential violent acts?
Lungren questions the balance between free speech and identifying potential threats.
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And the answer--I think we've given an answer to the question. The question is, how do we remediate that damage that was done?
A healthy skepticism of government... has been replaced in some cases with outright cynicism, and that is in fact harmful to our democracy.
I don't view that as a criticism, I view that as a maturation of our responsibilities in a fiscally challenging time.
I believe identifying the threat is critical to combating this problem and protecting our critical infrastructure.