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Nicholas Begich: “If our founders were alive today, they'd be on an FBI watch…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Published | Video Starts at 32:07

Well, I think we've gone way beyond what our founders would have envisioned for this nation. I think, and I tell people this all the time, If our founders were alive today, they'd be on an FBI watch list. I think they'd be stacking bodies already. But anyway, that's just my point. Joshua is here, says similar question to what I just asked. Would you fight for suppressor freedom? (32:07–32:12)

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Asserts that the actions or beliefs of the Founding Fathers would be considered suspicious by modern standards.

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