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Mark Kelly: “We have First Amendment rights to speak out against about…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 00:37

And then, you know, that's the slippery slope to us starting to lose our democracy. We have First Amendment rights to speak out against about our government. And I said something that was lawful. I said, follow the law. It was the truth. The president didn't like what I said. And for that, he said I should be killed, executed. (00:37–00:43)

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Asserts the right to free speech regarding government criticism.

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