
Freedom of Speech Doesn’t Mean What Trump’s Lawyers Want It to Mean
The First Amendment does not limit the removal and disqualification powers conferred on Congress by the Constitution.

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The First Amendment does not limit the removal and disqualification powers conferred on Congress by the Constitution.

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