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Cory Booker: It really is. And I think that a lot of Americans get it at their core, that we were -- have been a country where by…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2020
It really is. And I think that a lot of Americans get it at their core, that we were -- have been a country where by force of law, whether you are gay or black or a woman, the laws of this country were against you and that building there -- Posse versus First -- and I can go through many of the awful, horrible cases.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey
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msnbc.com

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Senator Booker reflects on the historical injustices faced by marginalized groups in the U.S. and the role of the Supreme Court in recognizing their rights.

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