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Joe Scarborough: “But still structurally again, there is a question on whether we would want a single judge being able to sign off on…”

On the recordApril 16, 1997
But still structurally again, there is a question on whether we would want a single judge being able to sign off on that, because by this single judge doing that, he has put himself in the middle of a 3-year budget debate that seriously impacts the White House's ability and Congress's ability to figure out where we are going to go in the next few months. I would personally like to see at least a safety net of three judges looking at an issue that important.
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Joe Scarborough
Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of judicial authority in budget debates.

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