There is that awful reference to 'three-fifths of all other persons,' which though the document never mentions the word 'slavery' or 'slaves,' what was being spelled out here by the Founding Fathers was how are we going to count these slaves?
Durbin critiques the Constitution's historical reference to slavery.
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These authorities require you to apply economic pressure on Russia and the chief enablers of its war, in particular China, and thereby enhance your negotiating position to bring a swift end to this ruinous conflict.
To leave here without this being a law finalized to protect these young people … is painful, really painful. I don’t want them to feel like I’m abandoning them.
For decades, America has stood as the bastion of freedom against tyranny, and American presidents have embodied our nation’s resistance to tyrants. Putin is a tyrant.
Changes of this magnitude with no discernible justification must be scrutinized.
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