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On the recordJune 29, 2023
The First Amendment isn't there to protect the religious arguments we agree with. It is not there to protect the speech that we agree with. It is actually there to protect the stuff we don't agree with, because that's what's in danger.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Adam Kinzinger discusses the importance of the First Amendment in protecting all speech, not just popular or agreeable views.

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