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On the recordFebruary 10, 2011
Mr. Speaker, if hearings were not held by December 31, 2010, the gentleman knows that he cannot question whether or not we would have had the appropriate hearings before February 25 because we are not in charge. And why we're asking you to let the voice of the people speak, and 2 days ago the voice of this House spoke, Republicans and Democrats voted this down because they believed the voice of the people should ensure that the Fourth Amendment of unreasonable search and seizure has not been violated. And by the passage of this bill today we thwart that and we fly in the face of those constitutional supporters that we can still have freedom.

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