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In the United States, however, the confidence that the Supreme Court will itself protect these guaranties of liberty has led to a diminution of the sense of constitutional morality, both in the people and their representatives.
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James Beck
Republican · Pennsylvania

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This statement addresses the diminishing sense of constitutional morality in the U.S. due to reliance on the Supreme Court.

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