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Robert F. Kennedy: “A persuasive argument can be made that the adoption of the 23rd Amendment has given constitutional status to the…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2021
A persuasive argument can be made that the adoption of the 23rd Amendment has given constitutional status to the existence of a federally owned district, constituting the seat of government of the United States, having a substantial area and population.
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Robert F. Kennedy
New York

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the constitutional status of Washington, D.C. as a federally owned district.

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