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Ron DeSantis: “The founders gave us a mechanism to be able to discipline…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Delivers Keynote Address at Term Limits Summit

Published | Video Starts at 05:35

And I think it's also an issue of, okay, we can sit and complain about Washington, you know, but The founders gave us a mechanism to be able to discipline wherever the federal government was located. I mean, they didn't know at the time it ended up being Washington, D.C. but they gave us a mechanism in the states to be able to push back. (05:35–05:42)

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Asserts that the U.S. Constitution provides states with a mechanism to check federal government power.

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