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Jamie Raskin: “But don't you think the proper road to go for those who want to put a citizenship question and want to impose the…”

On the recordJune 7, 2018
But don't you think the proper road to go for those who want to put a citizenship question and want to impose the citizenship requirement for voting, which has never been there, is to amend the Constitution?
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin argues that imposing a citizenship requirement for voting should require a constitutional amendment.

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