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Steve Southerland: We do not need the Federal Government, and we cannot trust the Federal Government to do the very basic things in our…

On the recordMarch 21, 2012
We do not need the Federal Government, and we cannot trust the Federal Government to do the very basic things in our life that God gave us the common sense to do.
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Steve Southerland
Florida

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Southerland expresses distrust in the Federal Government's ability to manage basic needs.

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