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