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On the recordDecember 8, 2014
Our Government is a democratic government and it is undergirded by a Constitution and the people have every right to believe that the Government is there to protect the general welfare.
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Keith Ellison
Democratic · Minnesota

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Ellison emphasizes the government's responsibility to protect citizens' rights.

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