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“The first presidential veto, by George Washington, was a veto of Alexander Hamilton's formula for apportioning the House, and the one that Washington preferred was one that Thomas Jefferson produced, and that was one partisan issue. The apportionment formula that Jefferson produced gave an extra seat to Virginia. Everybody knew what that game was. Look, partisan interest in the census is simply nothing new.”

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Kenneth Prewitt
Kenneth Prewitt

Limited information is available about Kenneth Prewitt, who was born on March 16, 1936. He is an individual of an unknown profession. more

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