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James Lankford: “We live as a nation under law, and that is the way we balance that out.”

On the recordNovember 6, 2017
We live as a nation under law, and that is the way we balance that out.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the importance of adhering to legal precedents and the rule of law.

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