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• I feel for this child.
• I feel for this child.
• I also have one cisgender child and one transgender child, whose transition not only saved his young
• one cisgendered child and one transgendered<02:45:12.960> child<02:45:13.960> um<02:45:
• medical records but that child extensive medical records but that child would<03:05:17.279> most<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, with the chair limiting testimony to two minutes and asking for no outbursts so the committee could get through eight bills that day. Representative Kofalt, the prime sponsor, said HB 148 was the same as last year’s HB 396, which passed both chambers but was vetoed by the governor. He explained the bill would allow, but not require, separation by biological sex in bathrooms, locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions, leaving local school boards and administrators discretion to set policies. He argued the bill was meant to address safety and privacy concerns and cited a Milford incident and concerns in several school districts as examples of why local flexibility was needed. Committee members questioned the lack of a definition of “biological sex” and how the bill would be applied. Kofalt said he did not think a definition was necessary because males and females are generally understood, and he said the bill would give local policymakers latitude to make practical rules. He also said the bill was intended to address situations where people might misuse transgender claims to access spaces inappropriately. In response to questions, he said he was aware of issues in Kearsarge, Milford, and Mascoma school districts and had heard of discomfort in the State House, though he did not know all the details. Several opponents testified that the bill would discriminate against transgender and non-binary people and create enforcement problems. Executive Councilor Karen Hill said the bill would roll back New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination protections and conflict with the state’s Live Free or Die values. Alice Wade, a trans woman, said she had used women’s restrooms without incident and argued the bill would invite invasive enforcement and harassment. Representative La Selig said the bill was discriminatory and that bathroom concerns were being confused with unrelated harassment by cisgender males. Betsy Harrington supported the bill, citing a girls’ soccer game at Kearsarge that she said was disrupted by a boy playing on a girls’ team. Rosie Emer and her child testified against the bill, saying bathroom restrictions would increase anxiety and risk for trans and non-binary children. Stephen Scaer and Wendy Stallings supported the bill, arguing sex is biologically fixed and that excluding males from female spaces should not require genital inspections. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• the system based on the specific child the system based on the specific child in<01:25:09.199>
• <01:26:46.840> suffers for our children when one child suffers for our children when one child
• <01:31:43.600> of are not opposed to the concept of are not opposed to the concept of additional
• welfare or adopted out of child welfare.
• welfare or adopted out of child welfare.

Bills: HF2367, HF2319, HF2523, HF1742, HF671, HF2331, HF2722, HF2406, HF1674

Keywords: HF2367, Community First Services and Supports, CFSS, personal care assistance, PCA, consumer-directed community supports, CDCS, home and community-based services, HCBS, direct support professionals, direct care workers, caregivers, support workers, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa, collective bargaining agreement, retention stipend, health care cost stipend, training stipend, orientation program, retirement trust

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• It will deny child care for thousands of our most vulnerable children reducing funding by perhaps 60
• We support a concept to look forward to. Reviewing the amendments. Thank you very much.
• Karen Lang, on behalf of the California Association of Adolescent and Child Psychiatry, in support.
• To put it plainly, in 2023, a mere 14% of children eligible for support in such child care programs.
• We recognize that several among you are some of our most stalwart child care advocates.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• What about aggravated continuous sexual rape of a child? Let's give those guys a look?
• One of the ways laid out in that 2021 case is the second-look concept. And to Dr.
• So that a child, they're not going to verify the age of a person, child or adult, is trying to download
• So that a child, they're not going to verify the age of a person, child or adult, is trying to download
• HB number 4213 by Dutton, relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation and pledges, and received several announcements and recognitions before moving to legislation. Members honored the UTRGV chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, educator Jessica Lopez, the late Jennifer Maddenly, Jeanette Valdez Duran and Mobile Blessings from the Heart, TAMAC’s 50th anniversary, and journalist Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement. The chamber also adopted motions allowing committees to meet, setting a local and consent calendar, and suspending posting rules for a Public Health hearing on SB 2721. The House then considered a long series of Senate and House bills on third reading, with many passing by wide margins. Measures included SB 906 on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo peace officers; SB 1229 designating Veterans Memorial Highway; SB 855 on foster care medical costs; SB 703 on massage therapy licensing and trafficking protections; SB 1025 on tax-increase ballot language; SB 1119 on water park liability; SB 1080 on provisional occupational licenses for people with criminal convictions; SB 929 on lien deadlines; SB 1355 on liquor sales credit disputes; SB 2231 on fee waivers for college applications; SB 1877 on Public Utility Commission data access; SB 1998 on pediatric preceptorships; and several House bills on topics such as bond forfeiture notice, health workforce planning, civil commitment counsel, expunction of contempt records, consumer transactions, nuisance birds, theft venue, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, military-related tuition, utility recovery mechanisms, psychedelic therapy studies, teacher retirement funding transparency, election procedures, juvenile parole eligibility, and more. Some bills drew notable debate or amendments. HB 200, creating a “second look” parole process for certain juvenile offenders after 20 years, prompted extended discussion about serious offenses and juvenile rehabilitation before passing 102-4. HB 2298 on AI-assisted cancer detection passed 85-62 after the sponsor emphasized “augmented intelligence” and physician oversight. HB 5247 on utility capital recovery saw a failed amendment to require ratepayer credits, then passed. HB 3045, a franchise tax exemption for spaceport operators, initially failed 73-74 but later passed after verification showed a 70-69 result. SB 2420, regulating app stores and mobile software distribution, was postponed for later consideration after substantial debate over age verification responsibilities. Several other measures were postponed, including SB 888, SB 552, SB 17, and SB 2420, while HB 1128 on election judges carrying concealed handguns passed 85-57 after a withdrawn point of order.

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• Michael Henning, California Alliance of Child and Family Services.
• Michael Henning, California Alliance of Child and Family Services.
• Michael Henning, California Alliance of Child and Family Services.
• Michael Henning, California Alliance of Child and Family Services.
• Michael Henning, California Alliance of Child and Family Services.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held a May Revision hearing covering several health-related budget proposals and broader concerns about the state’s budget structure. The Chair opened by praising some May Revision changes, such as added health IT funding, county administration support tied to Medi-Cal changes, a delay in Medi-Cal cuts for some lawfully present immigrants, and additional support for Covered California subsidies, while criticizing proposed increases in Medi-Cal premiums, changes to senior eligibility, the lack of a Medi-Cal dental solution, and other reductions affecting counties, mobile crisis units, workforce incentives, and physician shortages. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the state’s budget condition remains weak despite progress on the structural deficit, and the Department of Finance said the May Revision uses a mix of reductions, reforms, revenue proposals, and fund shifts to cut out-year deficits. The committee first heard Department of State Hospitals proposals, including adjustments to county bed billing authority, contract exemption language for online clinical/pharmacy subscriptions, reversion of unspent funds, a revised Metro Central Utility Plant replacement project, electronic health record implementation, and workforce development funded partly through Behavioral Health Services Act resources. DSH also described savings and realignments in incompetent-to-stand-trial and conditional release programs, including extending the independent placement panel program and shifting funds to support additional bed capacity and a mental health rehab center. Members asked about the use of BHSA funds for workforce programs, and the department said the proposal would replace General Fund support with BHSA reimbursements. The Emergency Medical Services Authority proposed funding for statewide behavioral health crisis response guidance and for enterprise system development, and the Department of Managed Health Care proposed modernization of its complaint system and claims-settlement data system to improve oversight and comply with AB 3275. The largest discussion centered on the administration’s BHSA spending plan under Proposition 1, including state-directed prevention, workforce, and other uses, plus General Fund offsets for existing programs. The LAO questioned whether some proposed offsets fit Proposition 1’s non-supplant and eligible-use requirements, while the administration argued the uses were consistent with the measure and that the state-directed share can be adjusted annually. The Commission for Behavioral Health’s proposals drew the most public and member concern. The administration proposed cutting the commission’s Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and reducing the Community Advocacy Program by $6.7 million, while redirecting BHSA dollars to other state purposes and direct services. Commissioners, advocates, and several members argued the cuts would weaken community voice, reduce support for underserved populations, and disrupt grants already in process; they also objected to using BHSA funds to backfill General Fund commitments. Public commenters, including youth, disability, behavioral health, LGBTQ, tribal, veteran, immigrant, and community-based organization representatives, overwhelmingly opposed the cuts and urged preservation of prevention, advocacy, mobile crisis, and innovation funding. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• It is the contentment and fulfillment of a parent holding close to a child.
• When our minds are right, we feel the contentment and happiness of a parent holding their child.
• So then working with victims, child victims, I'm also a trauma therapist.
• Setting age-based safeguards is not a radical concept.
• That concept started out of a conversation I had with our former colleague, Jordan Cunningham.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• As a child, I often didn't feel safe or protected, neither in or outside my house.
• My bill, S. 521, provides additional, I think, The federal child labor amendment.
• Isn't child labor a thing of the past? You might be wondering, though, why now?
• If we had child support payments, we would…” “They would be recouped.
• If we had child support payments, we would still have to pay those.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on S. 7 and H. 63, proposed constitutional amendments to restore voting rights to people incarcerated for felony convictions. Sponsors Rep. Erica Iderhoven and Sen. Liz Miranda argued that Massachusetts should reverse the 2000 disenfranchisement change, describing it as a recent and racially discriminatory policy that excludes thousands of residents—disproportionately Black and Latino—from civic participation. They said the amendment would put the question before voters, likely in 2028, and noted that implementation details such as domicile and where incarcerated people would register to vote would be handled separately through legislation and existing jail-based voting work. A large number of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people testified in support, many speaking remotely from MCI Norfolk, MCI Shirley, and MCI Framingham. They said voting would affirm dignity, accountability, rehabilitation, and connection to community, and several described civic education programs inside the facilities that had helped them engage with public policy. Witnesses repeatedly characterized disenfranchisement as “civil death,” linked it to racial injustice and the legacy of slavery, and urged the committee to advance the bills favorably. A few speakers also addressed practical questions about voting location and domicile, with sponsors saying those issues are not specified in the constitutional amendment and would be worked out later. Committee members asked several questions, including whether incarcerated people would vote in the community where they were incarcerated or where they previously lived, and whether future legislation could include carve-outs based on offense type or time served. Testifiers and sponsors generally said the amendment itself does not decide those implementation questions, and some said they would oppose carve-outs. One member raised a broader moral objection about allowing people convicted of serious crimes to vote; supporters responded that punishment should not erase democratic rights and that voting can support rehabilitation and reentry. No vote or final committee action was taken during the transcript provided. The hearing also briefly included testimony on a separate matter, S. 521, a proposed ratification of the federal Child Labor Amendment. Witnesses supporting that measure warned against renewed child labor rollbacks in other states and argued Massachusetts should reaffirm protections for children and education. That portion of the hearing was separate from the voting-rights discussion.

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• Child abuse centers are funded through victim services funding and general crime funding, and they are
• <00:02:53.280> Um<00:02:53.680> child<00:02:53.920> abuse<00:02:54.400> centers
• Um child abuse centers having advocates.
• Um child abuse centers are<00:02:55.040> funded<00:02:55.440> through<00:02:55.760>
• <02:11:26.800> needing how about the whole concept needing how about the whole concept needing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Not too long ago, there was a lost child.
• The state correctional officers, K-9, went out and helped find a lost child.
• My name is Matthew Gerholski, and this legislative body has been trying to address the concept of affordability
• At the heart of our Constitution and the First Amendment is the concept of freedom of speech, which many
• that says it's going to be a choice of either baking that sodomy cake and hiring the scary-looking child

Bills: S0330, S0526, S0862, S1072, S1078, S1192, S1250, S1296, S1298, S1642, S1698, S7022

Keywords: firefighter disability, law enforcement disability, correctional officer disability, correctional probation officer, presumptive disability, workers' compensation, line of duty presumption, heart disease presumption, hypertension presumption, tuberculosis presumption, public safety employees, first responders, physical examination, preemployment exam, medical specialist, Medicare reimbursement, employing agency, Florida Statutes 112.18, Florida Statutes 943.13, occupational disease

Summary: The committee heard several bills and confirmations, with most measures reported favorably. Senate Bill 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, codifying the medical definition of heart disease and allowing transferring law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if a new agency does not provide one. Support was waived in by the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and the Fraternal Order of Police, and the bill passed unanimously. Senate Bill 526, as amended by a delete-all amendment, addressed commercial construction contracts, permit standards, fee reductions when private providers are used, floodproofing, product approval categories, and adoption of certain electrical code standards; it drew support from several construction and business groups and one opposing appearance, then was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families to reduce hold times for callers seeking re-employment assistance and public benefits, and it also passed favorably. Senate Bill 1078 established transition procedures for a governor-elect, including agency liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment shifted IT support to the Department of Management Services, narrowed access to confidential records, and increased penalties for unauthorized disclosure, after which the bill was approved. Senate Bill 7022 extended a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031 and expanded coverage to school district boards and public schools; it was also reported favorably. Senate Bill 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members and witnesses emphasized recruitment, retention, and safety, and the bill passed. Senate Bill 1250 removed the requirement that the Commission on Human Relations use registered mail for certain notices under the Florida Civil Rights Act, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1698 allowed certain employers to post required workplace notices electronically instead of physically, and it passed without opposition. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 1072, which created an anti-Semitism task force within the Department of Legal Affairs to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, evaluate hate crime statutes, and recommend policy changes. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address a growing problem and noted that Florida already uses the Holocaust Remembrance definition of anti-Semitism in statute. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it could chill protected speech, especially criticism of Israel, and could be used selectively against students, activists, Muslims, Arabs, and Jewish anti-Zionists; several also said existing hate-crime and civil-rights laws were sufficient and that the task force should include protections against Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate. One member raised concerns about the constitutionality of creating such task forces in light of prior actions by the Attorney General. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote with Senator Bracey Davis voting yes along with the majority. Senate Bill 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, was also heard and drew significant questioning. The bill would bar public employers and contractors from requiring pronoun use, certain gender-identity-related training, or non-binary sex options on forms, and would protect employees and contractors from adverse action based on religious, moral, conscience-based, or biology-based beliefs. Senator Polsky questioned whether the bill could interfere with anti-harassment training and workplace discipline, while the sponsor said the measure was meant to prevent government coercion and extend protections similar to those in school settings. The transcript cuts off before the final disposition of this bill.

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• But they wanted to convey their support for the concept behind this bill because standing orders are
• ><00:19:51.679> support<00:19:52.160> for<00:19:52.400> the<00:19:52.559> concept
• convey their support for the concept convey their support for the concept behind<00:19:53.200>
• line 33 on page two with the following: milk for a period of up to one year after the birth of the child
• . after the birth of the child.

Bills: HB161, HB146, HB289, HB290, HB31, HB146, HB289, HB290, HB31

Keywords: consumer protection, app store, age verification, parental consent, data protection, minors, HB146, ivermectin, pharmacist, standing order, prescription drug, non-patient-specific order, dispensing, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, licensed health care provider, pharmacy board, medical licensure, disciplinary action, drug access

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• Our first bill on the agenda is Senate File 1861, Senator House child.
• okay due to for years about this concept okay due to the<00:04:54.680> financial<00:04:55.360
• Um, well, um, seeing none, Senator House child, any final thoughts?
• <00:07:18.720> any<00:07:19.160> any<00:07:19.360> final Senator house child
• <00:32:08.159> and navigate both the birth of a child and navigate both the birth of a child

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Her child relies on it for epilepsy medication.
• Her child relies on it for epilepsy cut.
• Tom was appointed to the circuit by Governor Lton Childs.
• It will cut the child tax credit in half.
• will cut the child tax credit in half. will cut the child tax credit in half.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I'd never heard of this concept before, and I'm all about options... ...concept before, and I'm all about
• So again, the way it worked in Georgia, you heard that you took the K-12 money, and it followed the child

Bills: SB278, HB459, HB61

Keywords: University of South Alabama, board of trustees, education governance, state appointments, governance reforms, membership changes, home school, career and technical education, public schools, K-12 education, enrollment policy, 1136, house, all

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• House Bill 3 embodies a new concept of taxation unusual for New Mexico.
• percent for two over two years each in each of those two years, creating one more one-time rebates, the child
• being partially vetoed by the governor, only four provisions became law, which was a tripling of the child
• in precedent, apparently in 2019 it took place, and using it more as a grant or using it more as a concept
• of the one-time funding, but arranged into a three-year type of program to give them a proof of concepts

Keywords: 996, all

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• This is where the concept of credentials of value. comes into play.
• share with you a particular incident or story that resonates with me and how I I came up with this concept
• That concept of grit is something that people in higher education try to demonstrate a lot, but one of
• We've heard that, you know, with public education and throughout. the educational opportunity that the child
• It allows. child to not be tied to their zip code for their entire life. to have their opportunities

Bills: HB42, HB 125, HB 1233, HB2853, HB3148, HB3326, HB3701, HB4066, HB4361, HB4762, HB4909, HB4912, HB42, HB125

Keywords: higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso

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• I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THE BILL TODAY BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU MORE ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF THE PLAT
• IN NOVEMBER. >> Chair McClain: 32ND. >> MY CHILD ATTEMPTED TO COMMIT SUICIDE AND DEI IN THE BACK NAME
• SHE IS TO MONSTER PLEASE OPPOSE THE BILL FOR THE FUTURE OF MY CHILD. >> GREETINGS.
• WE THINK THIS GOES AGAINST THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
• WE THINK THIS GOES AGAINST THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• public accountancy, SB 370, Perry, relating to the availability of certain personal information of a child
• Pornography and Sexual Child Abuse material and updating the references to confirm that terminology.
• On certain employees who leave the workplace for a care of a minor child before the Committee on Trade
• HB 1668 by Gerties relating to increasing criminal penalty for the offense of enticing a child to the
• support, including the duty to pay retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• and therefore allow the child to understand what is happening.
• about establishing contact with their child quite a lot.
• about establishing contact with their child quite a lot.
• I'm an adopted child myself. I grew up in foster care.
• And so that would be evident to the adopted child.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 16, which would require county behavioral health directors to create clear pathways for clinicians to be authorized to initiate 5150 involuntary holds. The author and supporters argued the bill would reduce reliance on law enforcement and create more consistent crisis response standards statewide, while county behavioral health directors opposed it as an unfunded mandate that could increase law enforcement involvement and create implementation burdens. Members raised questions about county costs and funding, but the author emphasized the bill’s role in building a more clinical response system. SB 561 would require public guardians to acknowledge conservatorship referrals, make determinations within a reasonable time, and provide status updates on request. Supporters said the bill would reduce delays that leave vulnerable adults in limbo, while the opposition from public guardian representatives was removed after amendments. SB 381 drew extensive public testimony in support; it would allow California-born adoptees, and descendants of deceased adoptees, access to original birth certificates, with a nonbinding contact preference form for birth parents. Supporters framed the bill as a matter of dignity, identity, and health, and there was no formal opposition on the record. The committee also discussed SB 880, which would give tenants and prospective owner-occupants notice and a first opportunity to make an offer when institutional investors sell certain homes. Supporters said it would expand homeownership opportunities and preserve neighborhood stability, while opponents warned about conflicts with federal law, bundled-sale restrictions, and impacts on build-to-rent and affordable housing projects. Members and the author discussed possible amendments to address those concerns. SB 1238 would impose a duty of care and additional transparency requirements on HOA managers and boards; supporters said it would protect homeowners from mismanagement, while the main opposition argued the duty should remain contractual and could increase litigation. Finally, SB 423 would require disclosure of emergency-service records related to private detention facilities, and SB 28 would make changes to the CARE Court process, including a statewide ombudsperson and expanded oversight; both drew support and opposition, with concerns focused on transparency, privacy, implementation, and the balance between treatment and coercion. SB 574, discussed at the end, would require disclosure and human oversight for AI use in courts and legal practice and create a complaint process for ADR providers, with the State Bar noting requested amendments related to complaint handling and confidentiality.

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• Child sexual abuse material is a significant priority for us, and that in terms of ours work even falls
• Child sexual abuse material is a significant priority for us, and that in terms of ours work even falls
• Child sexual abuse material is a significant priority for us, and that in terms of ours work even falls
• the concept from commissioner Toms as the concept from commissioner Toms as you<01:06:41.000> know
• Commissioner: I think this is a concept that's been around for at least since my time in this role in

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, and so I'm really excited concept.
• So the the the concept of the of thing.
• It's not that the concept the same.
• or the founding conception of individual liberty.
• Or may not be consistent with kind of the constitutional conception or the founding conception of individual

Keywords: 1189, house, all