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Tama Solanoa
17:55 - 18:15
"If this ballot initiative passes, the opportunity for the Alaska Legislature to allow for American Samoans to vote in local and state is taken away. It ties their hands and prevents them from ameliorating a huge injustice."
“If this ballot initiative passes, the opportunity for the Alaska Legislature to allow for American Samoans to vote in local and state is taken away. It ties their hands and prevents them from ameliorating a huge injustice.”
- Speaker
- Tama Solanoa
- Timestamp
- 17:55 – 18:15
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
From the transcript
I am not required a green card. As you can see, I hold a passport, a US-issued passport. If this ballot initiative passes, the opportunity for the Alaska Legislature to allow for American Samoans to vote in local and state is taken away. It ties their hands and prevents them from ameliorating a huge injustice.
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