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Three-Inch Grip (verbal regulatory metric)

A three-inch grip dimension referenced in legislative debate as a critical measurement.

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The Cost of Compromise at the Lincoln Memorial

The Three-Inch Grip is named by Richardson as a specific technical cutoff that was altered; it stands for the minute, technical compromises that, cumulatively, render the bill ineffective in marginalized communities.

Before: Part of the technical conversation around what the bill would regulate; not physical.

After: Remains a verbal example used to justify refusal to support the legislation.

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