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John Rice Carter: “I'm honored to be here. I think some might remember in this body that for the last about year, year and a half, I've…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2010
I'm honored to be here. I think some might remember in this body that for the last about year, year and a half, I've been getting up here and talking about the rule of law and how the basic foundation of American society is based upon a set of rules, a set of laws. Without that foundation, that surrender of sovereignty of the American people to pieces of paper that describe how we will behave in this world, we would be an uncivilized Nation and we would not be the great Nation of liberty and freedom that we are today. I've talked about the fact that when we talk about the rule of law, we're not just talking about abiding by the laws of this country. We're talking about abiding by the rules that we set to operate whatever we operate in this country.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia
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Mar 9, 2010

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The speaker discusses the importance of the rule of law as a foundation of American society.

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