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Jeff Fortenberry: Democracy is not an election, it is the understanding of the protection of the inherent dignity and rights of each…

On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
Democracy is not an election, it is the understanding of the protection of the inherent dignity and rights of each person within the structures that bring about the just rule of law.
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Jeff Fortenberry
Republican · Nebraska

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Defining democracy as the protection of individual rights and just governance.

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