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Colin Allred: “There's a reason why we have these discussions in our…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Inside Texas Politics | Full Interview on Congressional District 33 runoff with Colin Allred

Published | Video Starts at 07:57

Well, first of all, I just think the process of how this was pursued was outrageous, un American and unconstitutional, as I see it. And folks should know that There's a reason why we have these discussions in our democracy, why we come to Congress for congressional authorization for the use of military force. why even President Bush did that before going into Iraq, which I disagreed with and think was, you know, a foreign policy mistake, clearly. (07:57–08:06)

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