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Glenn Grothman: “We do not have a democracy, that James Madison and our…”

Featuring: Glenn Grothman, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 6

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'Wake Up!': Glenn Grothman Sounds Alarm On Politicians Who View The '1st Amendment As An Obstacle'

Published | Video Starts at 31:31

I think we have to get rid of a bureaucracy which has grown up, which tries to divide America by ethnic background. Something else that I think has to be done. And we have to educate our young people that We do not have a democracy, that James Madison and our forefathers would be shocked and stunned and disappointed if this land which they had founded had twisted itself all around, abandoned our respect for our Constitution, the Republic, and instead was teaching our young ones that we had a democracy. including some of the people with the greatest positions up here. So I'd like to thank the chair for giving me this time and I'd like to yield. (31:31–31:55)

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Asserts that the U.S. is not a democracy and that teaching otherwise is contrary to the founders' intentions.

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