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Jim Sensenbrenner: “Well, in my high school civics class, I learned in a democratic society that laws that are passed by a majority vote of…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
Well, in my high school civics class, I learned in a democratic society that laws that are passed by a majority vote of the legislature and signed either by the President or the governor are the law.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Sensenbrenner emphasizes the importance of majority rule in a democracy.

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