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Josh Hawley: “It is a constitutional right to engage in peaceful political demonstrations. It is wrong to go after law-abiding…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2022
It is a constitutional right to engage in peaceful political demonstrations. It is wrong to go after law-abiding citizens who are engaging in their constitutional rights.
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Josh Hawley
Republican · Missouri
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Hawley defends the right to peaceful demonstrations in the context of the Capitol insurrection.

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