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John Thune: “I say to my friend from Nevada, it is troubling--very troubling, and maybe even telling--that the President would ask us…”

On the recordAugust 5, 2010
I say to my friend from Nevada, it is troubling--very troubling, and maybe even telling--that the President would ask us to confirm an individual who admittedly has not reviewed the justification for the second amendment in the Bill of Rights.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
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govinfo.gov
Aug 5, 2010

Editor's note · Context

Thune is expressing concern over a presidential nomination related to the Second Amendment.

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