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Steve Cohen: “It has always been the practice of groups that deal with social or political or philosophical or religious ideas, groups…”

On the recordJune 1, 2015
It has always been the practice of groups that deal with social or political or philosophical or religious ideas, groups that form around ideas have constitutions that say our leaders have to agree with our ideas.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the importance of groups maintaining their identity through leadership agreements.

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