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Joe Scarborough: Like you, I carried around a copy of the Constitution during my campaign, and I still do it today, simply because this…

On the recordJanuary 19, 1995
Like you, I carried around a copy of the Constitution during my campaign, and I still do it today, simply because this is a second American Revolution that we are embarking upon. People have talked about the Contract With America for the past several months, and it is an extremely important document, but not only because of what it does today but what it is going to empower this body to do over the next 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years. And that is, to continue taking us forward into a direction that will actually help us abide by the original Contract With America, which was that very Constitution that you and I and millions of other freedom-loving Americans carry around every day.
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Joe Scarborough
Florida

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Discussing the significance of the Constitution and the Contract With America.

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