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Antonin Scalia: The counting of votes that are of questionable legality does in my view threaten irreparable harm to... the legitimacy…

On the recordMay 7, 2009
The counting of votes that are of questionable legality does in my view threaten irreparable harm to... the legitimacy of the election.
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Antonin Scalia

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Scalia warns about the risks of counting questionable votes in elections.

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