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Patrick Leahy: “So is the Senator saying we set the right example by passing a bill which, on the face of it, violates the Constitution…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
So is the Senator saying we set the right example by passing a bill which, on the face of it, violates the Constitution, but it is okay unless somebody challenges it?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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govinfo.gov
Mar 1, 2011

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Senator Leahy is questioning the constitutionality of a bill being discussed.

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