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Melvin Watt: I want to respond to the chairman that the last time I checked the Constitution, there is nothing in the Constitution…

On the recordSeptember 28, 1995
I want to respond to the chairman that the last time I checked the Constitution, there is nothing in the Constitution that guarantees anybody a three-judge panel. There is something that talks about habeas corpus and the writ of habeas corpus.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina

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Responding to a discussion about judicial procedures during a House debate.

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