I believe that one reason that America has been so great and so prosperous for so long is that we are not merely a democracy, but a constitutional democracy.
Tom Cotton: “I believe that one reason that America has been so great and so prosperous for so long is that we are not merely a…”
On the recordDecember 3, 2013
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Cotton emphasizes the importance of constitutional democracy over mere elections.
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