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Howard Griffith: “The rules are designed to protect the rights of the minority because the majority can do whatever it wants to whenever…”

On the recordJune 22, 2020
The rules are designed to protect the rights of the minority because the majority can do whatever it wants to whenever it wants to.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith emphasizes the importance of minority rights in committee rules.

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