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Freedom Files - Season 2
Ideological Exclusion

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Free Speech : Legislative Documents

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Christopher Anders on S. 622, the "Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999" Before the Senate Judiciary Committee (05/11/1999)

Testimony of Former Senator John Glenn Against the Flag Desecration Amendment (04/28/1999)

Testimony of Veteran Gary May Against the Flag Desecration Amendment (04/20/1999)

Testimony of Veteran Joseph E. Rogers Against the Flag Desecration Amendment (03/23/1999)

Letter to Reps. Hyde and Conyers on the Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999 (03/16/1999)

Memo in Opposition of S. 254, the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of 1999 (03/10/1999)

Testimony of Veteran Marvin Virgil Stenhammar Against the Flag Desecration Amendment (07/08/1998)

Bitol Testimony (03/25/1998)

Testimony of Norman Dorsen, Stokes Professor of Law at New York University, Against the Flag Desecration Amendment (04/30/1997)

Testimony of Veteran Lawrence J. Korb Against the Flag Desecration Amendment (04/30/1997)

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