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Dick Lugar: “The constitution, I think, will be an important benchmark because they are going to have to grapple with a lot of…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
The constitution, I think, will be an important benchmark because they are going to have to grapple with a lot of difficult issues, including the relation between religion and the state, the role of women, things like that.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana
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Lugar emphasizes the significance of a constitution in addressing key societal issues.

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