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pat_k

(13,371 posts)
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 02:11 AM Oct 2025

It was voted on in 1999. Trent Lott ensured ratification failed.

From what I've gleaned, he orchestrated a "hit and run" vote, bypassing committee hearings, limited debate, no time for public response...

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