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Raphael Warnock: The judgment of history is upon us. Future generations will ask, when the democracy was in a 911 state of emergency…

On the recordDecember 14, 2021
The judgment of history is upon us. Future generations will ask, when the democracy was in a 911 state of emergency, what did you do to put the fire out?
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Raphael Warnock
Democratic · Georgia
Source
msnbc.com

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Warnock warns that history will judge current actions regarding democracy and voting rights.

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