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Eni Faleomavaega: “I submit to my good friends on the other side of the aisle, the constitutionality of this proposed rule is moot. It is a…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2007
I submit to my good friends on the other side of the aisle, the constitutionality of this proposed rule is moot. It is a moot issue. We have already discussed this in the court. Now, if my good friends on the other side of the aisle would like to appeal this case to the Supreme Court, then let us do it. But as far as I can read and with my limited knowledge of constitutional law, Mr. Speaker, this matter has already been settled in the courts that say this proposed rule is constitutional.
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Eni Faleomavaega
American Samoa

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Addressing challenges to the constitutionality of a proposed rule during a House floor debate.

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