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John Fleming: “When you have a government that wants to function in a dictatorial way... then we are no longer a country of democracy.”

On the recordMay 19, 2014
When you have a government that wants to function in a dictatorial way... then we are no longer a country of democracy.
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John Fleming
Republican · Louisiana

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Fleming warns against government overreach undermining democracy.

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