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Stacey Plaskett: “Sure, because we are still a democracy, are we not?”

On the recordJune 18, 2018
Sure, because we are still a democracy, are we not?
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett emphasizes the importance of democracy in response to concerns about bias.

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