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James Lankford: “It is time that Congress rediscovers the presumption of liberty, that our first recourse is to defend the unenumerated…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2023
It is time that Congress rediscovers the presumption of liberty, that our first recourse is to defend the unenumerated rights of private actors, not to expand our few and defined powers to regulate anything we may personally dislike.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasizes the need for Congress to prioritize individual liberties over regulatory expansion.

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