Barack Obama: “We must adopt legal positions that comport with common sense…”

On the recordOctober 17, 2013

We must adopt legal positions that comport with common sense, consistent with who we are as Americans.

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Barack Obama: “We must adopt legal positions that comport with common sense, consistent with who we are as Americans.”