“I’m not personalizing it. I’m just pointing out somebody’s record.”
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“There is nothing that ICE says that you should believe, and anything they say you should doubt immediately.”
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On the recordDecember 7, 2011
The Constitution that was ratified that day--the thing about it is that it is the most enduring Constitution of any nation on Earth, the most copied or emulated Constitution of any nation on Earth as well, and a living document that provides for us to change and update as time goes by. It is remarkable, the role we played in getting the ball rolling in this great country of ours. I want to go back to July 1776, if I can. Not far away from the Golden Fleece Tavern, there was a guy named Caesar Rodney, who rode his horse. Does the Senator want to share that story?
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