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Ted Cruz: “This poor brittain [was sentenced] to 20 months in…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Assault On Free Speech | Verdict Ep. 205

Published | Video Starts at 04:07

It is frightening in the United Kingdom now that they've decided that if you post something they don't like, they will arrest you and they'll put you in jail. I want you to listen to this british judge as he's sentencing This poor brittain [was sentenced] to 20 months in jail...for a Facebook post. He posted something on Facebook. The british government didn't like it. They sent him to jail. Have a listen. (04:07–04:12)

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Asserts that a British individual was sentenced to 20 months in jail for a Facebook post.

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