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Bill Lee: “We cannot allow our democracy to be that fragile. We see now what has taken place. So we have got to move forward with…”

On the recordApril 9, 2021
We cannot allow our democracy to be that fragile. We see now what has taken place. So we have got to move forward with this lawsuit so that people, first of all, will understand how fragile it is and was, and we have to make sure that those who have tried to act in dictatorial fashion that we bring them to justice.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
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msnbc.com

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