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John Cornyn: “An act repugnant to the Constitution is void.”

On the recordJune 24, 2014
An act repugnant to the Constitution is void.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cornyn asserts the constitutional principle that unconstitutional acts are invalid.

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