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Lloyd Doggett: “The easiest thing for this Court to do, and I think the right thing, is to not ignore the other 900 pages of the law and…”

On the recordJune 9, 2015
The easiest thing for this Court to do, and I think the right thing, is to not ignore the other 900 pages of the law and focus solely on four words.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett argues that the court should consider the entire law, not just a few words.

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