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Orrin Hatch: I do not think they do. As a matter of fact, I cannot see any way that the courts would find standing or justiciability…

On the recordJanuary 31, 1995
I do not think they do. As a matter of fact, I cannot see any way that the courts would find standing or justiciability, and I think they will invoke the political question doctrine, especially since we say Congress has the obligation and the right and power to enforce it.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the courts' potential response to a legislative issue.

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