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David Cay Johnston: “My friend would agree that the courts are not prohibited from enforcing this amendment, and that in every other…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 1995
My friend would agree that the courts are not prohibited from enforcing this amendment, and that in every other amendment the Court has jurisdiction to enforce, and they do get involved in every other amendment, do they not?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

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Discussing the enforcement of constitutional amendments by the courts.

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