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On the recordDecember 5, 2001
I will be very brief. But I think it is important for those who are listening to us to understand why we are here tonight, and it is because we are going to be called upon tomorrow to cast a vote, and we are going to cast a vote that will protect the sovereignty of our Nation, or we will cast a vote that potentially will turn over all the decisionmaking that is important to all of the multiple millions of people that we collectively represent to this three-panel assemblage. Now, I would like to ask the gentlewoman from Texas, and I think I know the answer, but which American citizens are able to vote and select any of those three persons that would be in a position to make decisions regarding the health and safety and security of this Nation? Is any American citizen ever going to be in a position to cast a vote to select these persons who are going to be making decisions for all Americans?
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Marilyn Strickland
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing the importance of voting on decisions affecting national sovereignty.

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