03/12/2013
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"If a statute like S. 1194 can be constitutionally enacted and upheld, there would be no remaining area... in which the States would retain their autonomy."
"we have a problem only with the Avena decision, and even so we have a range of possibilities for dealing with this problem."
"If we fail to honor our consular obligations at home, American citizens, including your constituents, pay the price overseas."
"In this increasingly interdependent world, the United States simply cannot afford to have our partners at the negotiating table question our commitment to the rule of law."