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NAFTA and GATT have about as much to do with free trade as the Patriot Act has to do with liberty.

Michael Badnarik

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Michael Badnarik
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 1
American Political Figure
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Communities don't have rights. Only individuals in the community have rights.
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