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On the recordJune 2, 2014
In our history, Democrats have been willing to do that, and we are in a strange point in time when Democrats abandon the First Amendment.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz highlights a shift in Democratic support for the First Amendment.

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