Jim Risch actually said...

the restrictions used to fight the virus are also used to fight democracy, including by limiting protests, delaying elections, and implementing a press of state-sponsored censorship.

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Risch highlights how pandemic measures are misused to suppress democratic rights.

03/09/2021

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