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Orrin Hatch: Some say no matter what you do the courts do not have control but they ought to. The majority say, well, we do not want…

On the recordJanuary 31, 1995
Some say no matter what you do the courts do not have control but they ought to. The majority say, well, we do not want the courts to have any control or have any interest in this and then we wind up, we wind up on both sides of the issue. Frankly, what we did is----
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the role of courts in legislative matters.

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