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Peter Welch: “The court is the ultimate legislative body, when it has the capacity to essentially waive away the rights of the people”

On the recordMarch 15, 2023
The court is the ultimate legislative body, when it has the capacity to essentially waive away the rights of the people
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch argues that the court undermines legislative authority and citizen rights.

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