But you can imagine what citizens who pay the highest taxes in the United States feel about not having the same rights as their fellow citizens.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “But you can imagine what citizens who pay the highest taxes in the United States feel about not having the same rights…”
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Norton highlights the disparity in voting rights for tax-paying citizens.
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