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On the recordJuly 18, 2013
No one should be at risk of prosecution, conviction and imprisonment for engaging in actions that are not inherently blameworthy unless he or she knew that the act involved was illegal.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Arguing for protections against wrongful prosecution.

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