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On the recordApril 19, 2007
I would ask the gentleman further, if when the court, and I hope the court does, determines that this is unconstitutional, if in getting to that process, recognizing there are going to be lots of uncertainties if this bill were passed and signed into law, both for citizens of Utah, for the District of Columbia and for the operation of the Congress as a whole, if he would join with us in supporting an expedited judicial review to receive a prompt determination of the constitutionality of this legislation?
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Discussing the need for expedited judicial review of a bill's constitutionality.

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