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Jared Polis: “There's times when [protecting democracy] takes state level…”

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Governor Jared Polis Discusses Tariffs, Immigration, and Democratic Strategies

Published | Video Starts at 19:05

They might express that in different ways, but there's times when that takes, you know, Court actions. There's times when that takes media and public relations campaigns. There's times when [protecting democracy] takes state level policy, in the absence of federal policy to protect our rights as Americans. Pritzker yesterday in his State of the State, says some things. I'm interested because you guys worked together on democracy, what you thought of it. (19:05–19:19)

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Asserts that state-level policy is sometimes necessary to protect rights in the absence of federal policy.

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