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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.
Said by
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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