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Melvin Watt: “many of the arguments that I have heard, the bartering argument, the whole range of arguments, are very, very similar to…”

On the recordMay 6, 1997
many of the arguments that I have heard, the bartering argument, the whole range of arguments, are very, very similar to the arguments that were used to justify a system that existed in our country years ago that many of us would like to put behind us and never ever think about again, and it may well be that it is because of that that there is such a difference in perception on this issue. And I want to say that with the utmost of respect for the gentleman, and I have been very careful about how I said it. I tried to be at least.
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Melvin Watt
North Carolina
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Addressing arguments related to a controversial system from the past during a debate.

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