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Patrick Leahy: “We cannot possibly tweak and adjust the Constitution without going through the process of a constitutional amendment.”

On the recordJuly 26, 2011
We cannot possibly tweak and adjust the Constitution without going through the process of a constitutional amendment.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the need for constitutional amendments to adjust obligations.

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