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Stacey Plaskett: “If anyone is holding onto these racist Insular Cases as a way of keeping Article XII afloat, they may be holding onto an…”

On the recordMay 11, 2021
If anyone is holding onto these racist Insular Cases as a way of keeping Article XII afloat, they may be holding onto an anchor, not a life preserver.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett discusses the potential for changing interpretations of the Insular Cases regarding Article XII.

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