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On the recordJune 23, 2015
I wouldn't have the gall to go any place and say, 'I am a Democrat, I believe in democracy, but I don't want to have the right to vote or the right to representation.'
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Luis Fortuño
Puerto Rico

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Fortuno emphasizes the importance of voting rights for democracy.

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