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Ronny Jackson: The very purpose of the First Amendment is to foreclose public authority from assuming a guardianship of the public mind…

On the recordDecember 12, 2023
The very purpose of the First Amendment is to foreclose public authority from assuming a guardianship of the public mind through regulating the press, speech, and religion.
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Ronny Jackson
Republican · Texas

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Highlighting the First Amendment's intent to prevent government control over public discourse.

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