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John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election. McCain followed his father and[…]

John McCain: Is it the President’s job to solve moral issues?

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The government must address the issues most important to the American people.

John McCain: I think it’s the government’s job to address issues that are important to the lives of the American people. I don’t think that . . . I think there is a line that is always drawn between people’s private lives and public policy; but many of us, for example, who support the rights of the unborn believe that that’s a universal human right, and our advocacy for it extends beyond the boundaries of the United States of America.

Recorded on: 11/20/07

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