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On the recordJune 1, 2020
Law and order is not a police force dominating a group of people. Law and order is a police force treating everybody equally under the law.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

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Clyburn critiques the current administration's interpretation of law and order, advocating for equal treatment under the law.

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