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What Did the "Lib" in "Liberal" Mean Again?

Julian Sanchez | 2.28.2005 9:30 PM

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John Nichols over at The Nation blasts House Democrats for selling out free speech by rallying behind the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act. Only a handful of Dems opposed the measure in the House, joined from across the aisle (as nobody here will be surprised to learn) only by Rep. Ron Paul.

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Julian Sanchez is a contributing editor at Reason.

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