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Eleanor Holmes Norton: It is simply, I think, unconstitutional and un-American to be asking how people are going to vote once they're admitted.

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
It is simply, I think, unconstitutional and un-American to be asking how people are going to vote once they're admitted.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton argues against political tests for statehood admission.

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