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On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
Chief Justice John Roberts was dead wrong when he said in Shelby County that our country has changed.
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Royal Johnson
Republican · South Dakota

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Johnson criticizes the Supreme Court's ruling for underestimating ongoing voter suppression.

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