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Beto O'Rourke: “The incitement to political violence, the abnegation of hard…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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Beto O'Rourke Delivers the Commencement Speech at the USC Gould School of Law

Published | Video Starts at 00:29

You see and you are well aware of what is happening to within and even coming out from this country right now. The incitement to political violence, the abnegation of hard won alliances, turning our back on human suffering and human rights at home and around the world. The attacks on universities, on students, especially international students, exercising their First Amendment constitutionally protected rights, attacks on law firms who have the audacity, Law firms who have the audacity … (00:29–00:43)

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