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On the recordJuly 16, 2012
Good people were afraid to question Joe McCarthy because they thought he would be their target. But this is an occasion where good people got to stand up and say we've seen this before. We're not going to let it happen again.
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Keith Ellison
Democratic · Minnesota

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Ellison draws a parallel between current political tactics and the McCarthy era, urging people to stand up against fear.

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