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On the recordJuly 9, 2012
What is even more surprising is the undertone of the hearing that we should, that Members of Congress want the court to engage in a much more active second guessing of what Congress does.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott expresses concern over Congress wanting courts to second guess their decisions.

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