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Jamie Raskin: “The removal of books from the school library affected a form of political and ideological thought control, totally…”

On the recordApril 6, 2022
The removal of books from the school library affected a form of political and ideological thought control, totally antithetical to the First Amendment of the Constitution.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin argues that censoring books is a violation of First Amendment rights.

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