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On the recordApril 26, 2000
Is it true that the handiwork of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson in crafting the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the wisdom that has endured for over two centuries, is going to be rivaled, or is at least close to being rivaled, in length by this one amendment that is being proposed?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Questioning the length and significance of a proposed amendment compared to the Bill of Rights.

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