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CQ Roll Call May 26, 2013

Single Voice Sinks Coast Guard’s Rule

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Prince William of Britain and his wife, Catherine, shown above in Canada this summer, sport the style of life jacket that Susan Balistreri thinks are inappropriate for children.

"Most people don't know it's going on, and these regulations just suddenly appear," Chambers said. "Very few people comment on it, and very few people read the [Federal] Register."

But, he said, Balistreri's victory proves the power of "the Jeffersonian form of democracy — one man or one woman can change the course of any action."

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