Orrin Hatch: “It's important to recognize the principle that it isn't judges who…”

On the recordApril 21, 2010

It's important to recognize the principle that it isn't judges who control the Constitution, it's the Constitution that controls the judges.

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Hatch emphasizes the Constitution's authority over judicial interpretation.

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