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John Conyers: “Because of the fundamental rights implicated, criminal penalties should not be within the ambit of the Executive Branch.”

On the recordDecember 12, 2011
Because of the fundamental rights implicated, criminal penalties should not be within the ambit of the Executive Branch.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers argues against the Executive Branch imposing criminal penalties.

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