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Tom McClintock: “By failing to enforce the laws that protect the safety of Supreme Court Justices, aren't you, in effect, sending an open…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2022
By failing to enforce the laws that protect the safety of Supreme Court Justices, aren't you, in effect, sending an open season message to extremists across the country?
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock questions the enforcement of laws protecting Supreme Court Justices amidst threats.

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