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The Power Player Amendments with Devendra Banhart

More Perfect by WNYC Studios

Nov 20, 201800:41:41History

The 25th and 26th Amendments — ratified in 1967 and 1971, respectively — are some of the newest additions to our founding document. However, they tackle some pretty basic questions: who gets to rule, and who gets to vote...

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The Power Player Amendments with Devendra Banhart is an episode from More Perfect by WNYC Studios. The 25th and 26th Amendments — ratified in 1967 and 1971, respectively — are some of the newest additions to our founding document. However,...

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