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Derrick Van Orden: “The Kansas Nebraska act was passed or they were talking…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Wisconsin 3RD District Congressman Derrick Van Orden, Navy Seal, Vets | ELJ EP296

Published | Video Starts at 36:40

And I certainly want to ask about the Supreme Court election coming up here pretty soon. Yeah. So back to the beginning of your question. The Kansas Nebraska act was passed or they were talking about allowing states to determine whether or not they want to be slave states or free states. Right. That. That was really the, the Impetus of the formation of the Republican Party in Ripon, Wisconsin, a bunch of abolitionists got together saying that slavery is the most important institution that has ever existed in the history of man. (36:40–36:50)

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