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Jim Sensenbrenner: As I recall, when Moses came down from the mountain, he had 10 commandments with him. One of them said thou shalt not…

On the recordFebruary 27, 2003
As I recall, when Moses came down from the mountain, he had 10 commandments with him. One of them said thou shalt not murder and the other said thou shalt not steal, and I do not think anybody in their right mind would say that criminal laws saying that murder and theft are criminal in nature is imposing religious views on anybody. They are both wrong; they are both criminal.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Discussing the nature of criminal laws and their relation to moral principles.

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