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Pete Sessions: I remember when I was a U.S. attorney in Alabama, I got a call from an educator who was looking at their school textbook…

On the recordJuly 13, 2004
I remember when I was a U.S. attorney in Alabama, I got a call from an educator who was looking at their school textbook and discovered it asked a question about amending the Constitution. The first section stated that you amend it according to the way the Constitution says it should be amended. And the second paragraph says the Constitution is amended by the courts. He asked me: You are the Federal attorney here; is that true? I said: No, it is not true. ... I think we are at a point where the American Republic has its democratic heritage at risk-- if we just get to the point where we can never respond, if they can make these rulings and the Congress can never pass an amendment to overturn them, or set our own policy on behalf of the people.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the role of the judiciary in amending the Constitution during a floor speech.

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