Two candidates vying for the Republican nomination to take a run at unseating Democratic Congressman Tom O’Halleran offered some pretty radical ideas to solve the nation’s problems at a recent forum.
Businessman Mark DeLuzio said most of what the federal government does is unconstitutional — and vowed to never vote for an increase in taxes or an increase in the national debt.
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