Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 19, 1999
I assure you that I would have never have been so reckless as to take to the floor and argue for something already declared unconstitutional by the courts.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton defends the constitutionality of Delegate voting in response to a colleague's remarks.

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