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Woodrow Wilson: Any reform which should tend to give to national legislation that uniform, open, intelligent, and responsible character…

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Any reform which should tend to give to national legislation that uniform, open, intelligent, and responsible character which it now lacks, would also create that popular interest in the proceedings of Congress which, it is said, would unhinge the Constitution.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Wilson advocates for reforms that would make national legislation more transparent and responsible, despite fears of undermining the Constitution.

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