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On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
As Justice Ginsberg said, an umbrella means you do not get wet when it is raining and you do not take the umbrella away.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken uses Ginsburg's metaphor to emphasize the importance of protections in voting rights.

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