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Gavin Newsom: “The best of Roman Republic, Greek democracy, popular…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting

Published | Video Starts at 16:57

And I'll just end as well. Mr. President, you talked about that 250th anniversary. That's what this is about. The best of Roman Republic, Greek democracy, popular sovereignty, this notion of a system of checks and balances, the rule of law, not the rule of dawn. I hope it's dawning on everybody how precious this moment is and how again, in the spirit of Adam, how we can all meet this moment on November 4th. (16:57–17:07)

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Asserts that the current efforts embody principles of Roman Republic, Greek democracy, and checks and balances.

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