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Eleanor Holmes Norton: The First Amendment knows no advantage. The Tea Party people would get the same respect and I am confident the same kind…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
The First Amendment knows no advantage. The Tea Party people would get the same respect and I am confident the same kind of treatment from the Federal Government and the Park Service that they have gotten here.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton asserts that all groups, including the Tea Party, deserve equal treatment under the First Amendment.

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