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Richard Blumenthal: “Speech that is protected in the civil population may nonetheless undermine the effectiveness of response to command.”

On the recordMarch 13, 2017
Speech that is protected in the civil population may nonetheless undermine the effectiveness of response to command.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the limits of free speech in the military context.

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