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Elissa Slotkin: “If you are espousing violence, that is where your freedom of speech ends.”

On the recordDecember 12, 2022
If you are espousing violence, that is where your freedom of speech ends.
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Elissa Slotkin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Slotkin emphasizes accountability for those who promote violence, regardless of political views.

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