Senators, both Democrats and Republicans, have a right and an obligation to question her and get to know her views.

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Ultimately, our nation, like all nations, has the right and obligation to control its borders and set laws for residency and citizenship.

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And one of the wonderful things about democracy is that when the people are not happy, it is their right, obligation, and duty to express their unhappiness, much to the regret sometimes of incumbents.

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