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Robert C. Byrd: “I say to the President of the United States, whoever he is or may be: "Look at your Supreme Court. Look at your…”

On the recordMay 17, 1968
I say to the President of the United States, whoever he is or may be: "Look at your Supreme Court. Look at your appointees. If you want really to do something about crime, start there."
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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May 17, 1968

Editor's note · Context

Debating crime legislation and Supreme Court decisions on criminal procedure.

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