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Jon Kyl: Once the Supreme Court has spoken, and there is language in this Lawrence case that suggests to many that the Court…

On the recordJuly 12, 2004
Once the Supreme Court has spoken, and there is language in this Lawrence case that suggests to many that the Court would be inclined to rule in that fashion, then the Court has just enunciated the supreme law of the land and no State constitutional provision or Federal law in any way could attempt to override that. That would be the law of the land.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing the implications of a Supreme Court ruling during a Senate debate.

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