Jack Davis said "Many of them were put on the books as we decided that we needed to get tough on crime in the 1980s and the early 1990s." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 9, 2009

Many of them were put on the books as we decided that we needed to get tough on crime in the 1980s and the early 1990s.

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Jack Davis

Democratic · Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Davis reflects on the origins of strict licensure requirements for felons.

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