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Walter B. Jones: “Then you believe that, as anyone, you have a right to believe that the government should dictate how your conscience…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2014
Then you believe that, as anyone, you have a right to believe that the government should dictate how your conscience functions? Then it is a sad day.
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

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Jones argues against government dictating religious beliefs.

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