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On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
The fact is the Constitution, which has gone on for many years and is a great document, was not written by infallible human beings.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen critiques the Constitution's authorship and its implications for marginalized groups.

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