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Al Green: “The Constitution recognizes that there are limits that can be placed on the long arm of the law. The long arm of the law…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2021
The Constitution recognizes that there are limits that can be placed on the long arm of the law. The long arm of the law has limitations when it comes to speech. The long arm of the law has limitations when it comes to religion. And the long arm of the law has limitations in terms of how far it can extend into a women's womb. This bill checks the long arm of the law so that it does not extend too far into a women's womb.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas
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govinfo.gov
Sep 24, 2021

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