US Constitution's Special Session Clause Under Scrutiny
The core issue is whether a special session, convened for specific exigencies, can extend indefinitely or if it inherently concludes with the start of a new general session. This distinction is for understanding the limits of legislative power outside regular proceedings.
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“If you've been in special session and we get around to another general session, why doesn't that by its very nature, the term special in general. Why does it... repeat every single other state's constitution that the challengers rely on here.”
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