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Use impeachment power.(Letters To The Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
Regarding the article "How to Protect Marriage" (August 9 issue), I've changed my mind about the limitation of the jurisdiction of the federal courts. If this procedure were to become common, Congress could attach a provision to any bill making it off limits for the federal judiciary. That would be fine for limiting attacks on marriage, leaving abortion to the states, and numerous other issues. What happens, though, when Patriot Act III or some other extreme assault on the Bill of Rights is so protected? The ...
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