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On the recordApril 15, 2010
Once a legislative body creates a welfare program it's the proper role of the courts to grasp the community meaning and purpose for that welfare benefit.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Kyl critiques the idea that courts should expand welfare rights based on legislative actions.

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