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Paul Broun: “The Lacey Act has become the poster child for how the federal government abuses broad, sweeping criminalization.”

On the recordMay 7, 2012
The Lacey Act has become the poster child for how the federal government abuses broad, sweeping criminalization.
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Paul Broun
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Broun describes the Lacey Act as a tool for federal overreach.

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