On the recordApril 6, 2022
I had spent thirty years in a courtroom before coming to Congress, and, you know, in a courtroom, the rules are so much different than the rules for ethics for Members of Congress.
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congress.govI had spent thirty years in a courtroom before coming to Congress, and, you know, in a courtroom, the rules are so much different than the rules for ethics for Members of Congress.
Butterfield compares courtroom rules to Congressional ethics rules.
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Now, we all know that the Supreme Court has suspended the use of section 5, but section 2 continues to be the law of the land.
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