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Orrin Hatch: Under any view of federalism, there is no justification for Congress, whatsoever, entering an area of pure State…

On the recordJune 11, 1998
Under any view of federalism, there is no justification for Congress, whatsoever, entering an area of pure State jurisdiction, altering the rights and the liabilities or remedies of private parties, and then dispensing with all due process protections guaranteed by the Constitution.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the limits of federal authority over state jurisdiction.

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