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Barney Frank: “I do not think that private citizens should pick other private citizens with no intervention from any electoral process.”

On the recordMay 7, 2012
I do not think that private citizens should pick other private citizens with no intervention from any electoral process.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Frank argues against private influence in government policy without electoral oversight.

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