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Russ Feingold: The answer is yes. I believe there were only 16 Members of the Senate--I happened to be one--who did not think it was…

On the recordSeptember 29, 1997
The answer is yes. I believe there were only 16 Members of the Senate--I happened to be one--who did not think it was constitutional, who thought it was a violation of the first amendment to start censoring the Internet.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Discussing the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act.

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