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Neil Gorsuch: The Declaration is not the law. It is a Declaration of Independence.

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
The Declaration is not the law. It is a Declaration of Independence.
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Neil Gorsuch

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Gorsuch emphasizes the distinction between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

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