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Mazie Hirono: “I have come to the conclusion that originalism is used as a tool and a justification to restrict the rights of…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
I have come to the conclusion that originalism is used as a tool and a justification to restrict the rights of vulnerable Americans.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono critiques originalism as a means to limit rights.

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