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Jeff Sessions: “The rule of law is--you interpret the statutes and Constitution as written”

On the recordApril 15, 2010
The rule of law is--you interpret the statutes and Constitution as written
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions emphasizes the importance of adhering to the law as written.

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