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Barney Frank: “If the gentleman's interpretation, I mean this seriously, if the gentleman's interpretation of Romer versus Evans is…”

On the recordJuly 12, 1996
If the gentleman's interpretation, I mean this seriously, if the gentleman's interpretation of Romer versus Evans is correct, and we do not know whether it is or not, would that not also apply then to the section here? In other words, if the court were to hold under Romer versus Evans----
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of the Romer v. Evans case during a legislative debate.

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