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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Population size should not be a condition predicate to democracy.

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
Population size should not be a condition predicate to democracy.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Arguing against population size as a disqualification for statehood.

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