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Jamie Raskin: “I want to thank you for following the nonviolent and constitutional path to political equality in America, which is set…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
I want to thank you for following the nonviolent and constitutional path to political equality in America, which is set forth in the Constitution itself.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin praises the peaceful pursuit of D.C. statehood and constitutional rights.

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