And our democracy now is imperiled. That is the tool that we need to save to protect our future and the future of our kids. And It is being imperiled because you have an autocratic oriented president who believes that he is above the law. who has a very conservative Supreme Court that essentially said presidential actions are immune from prosecution. And we have a Congress that, unfortunately, our Republican counterparts are exceeding the authority of the US Congress as an independent branch to the executive. (1:48:36–1:48:45)
CLAIM
Asserts that the current president's autocratic tendencies are threatening democracy.
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