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Harold Volkmer: “It is the effect of the resolution, is to give the Speaker the power of martial law.”

On the recordSeptember 24, 1996
It is the effect of the resolution, is to give the Speaker the power of martial law.
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Harold Volkmer
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a resolution regarding the Speaker's powers.

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