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David Cay Johnston: I will tell you why it is left deliberately vague. Because there are some who are for it and some who are not for it and…

On the recordJanuary 31, 1995
I will tell you why it is left deliberately vague. Because there are some who are for it and some who are not for it and they want to leave it up in limbo. Mr. President, this is a Constitution we are amending. Why can we not say what it means?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

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Discussing the ambiguity in a proposed constitutional amendment.

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