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Sheldon Whitehouse: “I understand that. That was the holding of the Court. But my focus is on this particular finding of fact that they made…”

On the recordJune 30, 2010
I understand that. That was the holding of the Court. But my focus is on this particular finding of fact that they made, which was, A, unusual and I think peculiar from a Supreme Court; B, factually wrong in everybody's experience who has been around an election.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse critiques the Supreme Court's unusual finding of fact regarding elections.

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