Mike Lee actually said...

"Former Attorney General Ed Meese and I have urged Congress to adopt a mistake of law defense..."

"It will be of little avail to the American people if their laws are written by those of their own choosing, if those laws are so voluminous and complex if they can't reasonably be read and understood."

"So it should not be the presumption that when somebody has done something wrong that the only solution, every time, is always just do criminal action."

"I think that is one of the reasons why we have to be concerned here, one of the reasons why FLPMA favors, encourages and arguably creates a strong presumption in favor of bringing in local law enforce..."