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On the recordMarch 16, 2016
Congress has the responsibility to be able to define this, if Congress failed on its responsibility, shouldn't Article 3 push back and say Article 1 needs to do their job?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes Congress's duty to clarify laws if courts are unable to act.

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