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On the recordJune 30, 2010
It ought to go for individual freedom, individual liberty when it's--when it's on the narrow.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn emphasizes prioritizing individual freedom over government expansion in legal decisions.

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