I think that that rule of law has been assaulted here in this State by this election law under the pretense of cutting down on election fraud.
Dick Durbin: “I think that that rule of law has been assaulted here in this State by this election law under the pretense of cutting…”
On the recordJanuary 26, 2012
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Durbin emphasizes the threat to rule of law from election laws in 2012.
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