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Bill Clinton: The people of the States are free, subject only to restrictions in the Constitution itself or in constitutionally…

On the recordAugust 3, 1999
The people of the States are free, subject only to restrictions in the Constitution itself or in constitutionally authorized Acts of Congress, to define the moral, political, and legal character of their lives.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Executive Order 13132—Federalism

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