Barbara Jordan raised her concerns about the potential destruction of the Constitution in 1974 in relation to the president’s involvement in the Watergate scandal. Her speech was part of the hearings on President Richard Nixon's impeachment, highlighting her commitment to upholding the Constitution during a challenging political crisis.
My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete, it is total. And I am not going to . . . be an idle spectator to the . . . destruction of the Constitution.”
—Barbara Jordan, House Judiciary Committee Speech, July 24, 1974
What situation caused Barbara Jordan to raise these concerns about the potential destruction of the Constitution in 1974?
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the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
the president’s involvement in the Watergate scandal
the president’s involvement in the Watergate scandal
public division over the Vietnam War
public division over the Vietnam War
the failure to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment
the failure to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment
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