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Cord Byrd: “I thought I heard the distinguished Senator say that treaties override the Constitution of the United States.”

On the recordApril 28, 1998
I thought I heard the distinguished Senator say that treaties override the Constitution of the United States.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

Editor's note · Context

Questioning a colleague's interpretation of the relationship between treaties and the Constitution.

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