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Jerry Nadler: “Just because we have the power to impose our will on people who have no voice does not make it right or moral.”

On the recordMay 16, 2012
Just because we have the power to impose our will on people who have no voice does not make it right or moral.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler argues against the moral implications of Congress's power over the District of Columbia.

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