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John Bel Edwards: “So under the rule on this fundamental issue dealing with the Constitution and the First Amendment, Democrats were not…”

On the recordJune 4, 1998
So under the rule on this fundamental issue dealing with the Constitution and the First Amendment, Democrats were not given a block of time to even debate this issue which, regardless of one's point of view, is an extremely important debate.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Discussing the lack of debate time for Democrats on a constitutional issue related to the First Amendment.

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