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Angus King: “I agree very much with Justice Hugo Black who famously said, with regard to the First Amendment, the words Congress…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
I agree very much with Justice Hugo Black who famously said, with regard to the First Amendment, the words Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech means exactly what it says.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King emphasizes the absolute nature of the First Amendment's protection of free speech.

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