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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordApril 26, 2023
In the Dobbs decision, the Supreme Court disregarded precedent and stare decisis in order to achieve an outcome.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
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Welch accuses the Court of ignoring legal precedent in the Dobbs decision.

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