Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 4, 2013
And our Founding Fathers would be horrified to see this.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Argues that the decline of jury trials would displease the Founding Fathers.

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