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Louie Gohmert: “So, Senators, I humbly implore you, let us leave State criminal law to the consideration of the State legislatures.”

On the recordOctober 28, 2013
So, Senators, I humbly implore you, let us leave State criminal law to the consideration of the State legislatures.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

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Gohmert urges Congress to respect state authority over criminal law.

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