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Patrick Leahy: “If you were to commit an armed robbery or something like that, you would go through the regular judicial system.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2010
If you were to commit an armed robbery or something like that, you would go through the regular judicial system.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the need for traditional judicial processes for serious crimes.

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