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Jamie Raskin: “The First Amendment doesn't need a fairness act. The First Amendment is supreme to any statute we might pass.”

On the recordMay 3, 2017
The First Amendment doesn't need a fairness act. The First Amendment is supreme to any statute we might pass.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin asserts that the First Amendment is already sufficient and does not require additional legislation.

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