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Louie Gohmert: “It is a Constitution that prohibits activities by the government, not gives them--give them rights.”

On the recordOctober 15, 2013
It is a Constitution that prohibits activities by the government, not gives them--give them rights.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Gohmert emphasizes that the Constitution limits government powers.

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