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Pete Buttigieg: “We should entertain some constitutional amendments to…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 30:43

Right. The Bill of Rights is amendments. That wasn't in kind of 1.0 constitution, they tack that on. Right. So that's where I would begin to answer your question is We should entertain some constitutional amendments to improve the democratic nature of our country. Do you have an example of what? If you could wave a magic wand, what's your government? Because I imagine you're not starting at the surface level of like the amendment's going to be like, we'll finish the. (30:43–30:49)

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