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Would adopting a victims right amendment to the U.S. constitution genuinely improve the plight of crime victims, or is it another example of manipulating the plight of victims for political ends?

Would a victims' rights amendment be effective or just window dressing?

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Proposing a new amendment that is so narrow in scope is a dangerous precedant, especially when involving crime victims. It is extremely difficult to define a crime victim as so many different circumstances can exist and since so many different laws exist in each state, it will be very hard to organize and redefine ...

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