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David Thomas: “Those people who are urging support for the Farr bill and oppose the Republican bill are the people who believe that…”

On the recordJuly 25, 1996
Those people who are urging support for the Farr bill and oppose the Republican bill are the people who believe that government should be used to impose controls on people and to limit and coerce them into giving up their free speech rights. What we do is empower individuals.
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David Thomas
New York

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of the Farr bill versus the Republican bill.

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