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On the recordAugust 5, 2009
the birthplace in our Constitution of the doctrine of equal protection is also, it is the 14th Amendment
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the constitutional basis for Native peoples' status.

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