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Chris Murphy: “The First Amendment is as important as the Second Amendment, but it comes with conditions and responsibilities. One of…”

On the recordJune 15, 2016
The First Amendment is as important as the Second Amendment, but it comes with conditions and responsibilities. One of them is that you can't slander your fellow citizens. You can't yell ``fire'' in a crowded theater. There have been important limitations since the beginning of the Republic built around the First Amendment which, frankly, are as sacred as any of the individual rights that are encompassed in the Bill of Rights.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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Jun 15, 2016

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