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On the recordApril 8, 2013
I think that the public should be particularly skeptical when you have elected politicians of either party enacting rules limiting the ability of public citizens to criticize the behavior of their elected officials.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz warns against limiting citizens' ability to criticize elected officials.

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