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Rep. Bret Roberts, R-Maricopa, said he supports the First Amendment right to march and assemble. But he said what's happened both in Arizona and elsewhere shows that it doesn't remain within the confines of what's legal and proper. His HB 2309 would create a new crime of "violent or disorderly assembly." Courtesy of Arizona Legislature

Rep. Bret Roberts, R-Maricopa, said he supports the First Amendment right to march and assemble. But he said what's happened both in Arizona and elsewhere shows that it doesn't remain within the confines of what's legal and proper. His HB 2309 would create a new crime of "violent or disorderly assembly." Courtesy of Arizona Legislature

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