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House GOP Champions Constitutional Rule

from National Public Radio
January 6, 2011

The new Republican leadership in the House of Representatives is championing a new rule: Every new piece of legislation must be accompanied by a statement of the proposal's constitutionality. NPR's Melissa Block talks to University of North Carolina law professor Michael Gerhardt about the idea.

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  • All Things Considered, January 6, 2011
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