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On the recordMay 16, 2022
Rendering the decision legislative also ensures that a decision to suspend emerges from a process that is relatively more representative of the people whose civil liberties are at stake.
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Amy Coney Barrett
Independent · District of Columbia

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Barrett discusses the importance of legislative decision-making in emergency situations.

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