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Mike Lee: Whenever we enact laws, it is those people whose liberty is diminished.

On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
Whenever we enact laws, it is those people whose liberty is diminished.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Lee expresses concern that new laws may restrict the freedoms of law-abiding citizens.

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