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Dan Kildee: the constitution is extremely important and we are bound by those treaties and John Marshall has said these Indian…

On the recordMarch 7, 2011
the constitution is extremely important and we are bound by those treaties and John Marshall has said these Indian treaties are as valid as treaties with France or Germany.
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Dan Kildee
Democratic · Michigan

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Kildee emphasizes the constitutional importance of treaties with Indian tribes.

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