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Patrick Leahy: “When we go to amend the Constitution of the United States, the constitution of the greatest democracy in history, we…”

On the recordMarch 4, 1997
When we go to amend the Constitution of the United States, the constitution of the greatest democracy in history, we have at least an obligation to our Nation, and certainly to the Constitution, the bedrock of our democracy, to do it in an understanding way, not as some kind of a slapdash, bumper-sticker, sloganeering fashion that raises more questions than it answers. The amendment before us leaves wide open questions of Social Security and how that is going to be handled. It leaves wide open the questions of a capital budget.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Discussing concerns about the proposed constitutional amendment during Senate floor debate.

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