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Cord Byrd: “No question. But even without the U.N. Charter, we have the inherent right. It is under the Constitution. I will be the…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2003
No question. But even without the U.N. Charter, we have the inherent right. It is under the Constitution. I will be the last person to give up on that right.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Discussing the inherent right under the Constitution during a debate.

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