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Jim Sensenbrenner: “Mr. Speaker, did the gentleman from New Jersey just say that the level of penalty depends upon the content of the sign?…”

On the recordMarch 17, 1994
Mr. Speaker, did the gentleman from New Jersey just say that the level of penalty depends upon the content of the sign? Meaning if you are waving a sign that says ``On strike for higher wages,'' and stand in front of the door, that is just a misdemeanor? But if the sign on the other hand says, ``Don't kill your baby,'' that is a felony?
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Questioning the implications of penalties based on the content of protest signs during a debate.

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