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On the recordDecember 5, 2016
a test of a democracy is how it treats its poorest, its most vulnerable, its smallest minorities, not whether or not it is pandering to the desires of the majority.
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Dana Rohrabacher
Republican · California

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Rohrabacher emphasizes the importance of protecting minority rights in a democracy.

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