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Stacey Plaskett: “More than 3.5 million United States citizens are denied constitutional rights because they reside in one of the five…”

On the recordMay 11, 2021
More than 3.5 million United States citizens are denied constitutional rights because they reside in one of the five U.S. territories.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett highlights the lack of constitutional rights for citizens in U.S. territories.

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