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Pat Meehan: “What do we do about the fact that somebody could offer an amendment that is clearly unconstitutional? If we were to pass…”

On the recordJune 18, 1998
What do we do about the fact that somebody could offer an amendment that is clearly unconstitutional? If we were to pass this amendment and somebody down the road offers an amendment that is clearly unconstitutional, our bill is dead then.
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Pat Meehan
Pennsylvania

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Discussing concerns about potential unconstitutional amendments during legislative debate.

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