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What is 'legitimate political discourse,' and does it include the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol?

  • Written by Jennifer Mercieca, Professor of Communication, Texas A&M University
imageWhen persuasion stops and violence begins, that's the line between 'legitimate political discourse' and something very different, scholars explain.AP Photo/John Minchillo

When the governing body of the Republican Party called the events of Jan. 6, 2021, “legitimate public discourse,” it renewed a sometimes-furious debate about what are,...

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