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Patrick Leahy: “I have long been wary of attempts to change the Constitution because I have seen so many hundreds of proposals that I…”

On the recordJune 2, 2014
I have long been wary of attempts to change the Constitution because I have seen so many hundreds of proposals that I have opposed used like bumper stickers merely to score political points.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy expresses caution about amending the Constitution for political gain.

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