I thought I heard the distinguished Senator say that treaties override the Constitution of the United States.
Cord Byrd: “I thought I heard the distinguished Senator say that treaties override the Constitution of the United States.”
On the recordApril 28, 1998
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Questioning a colleague's interpretation of the relationship between treaties and the Constitution.
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