On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
Debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials.
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congress.govPatrick Leahy: “Debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic…”
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Leahy references a Supreme Court ruling emphasizing the importance of open debate.
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