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Stacey Abrams: “The Constitution gives to the states the authority to…”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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Stacey Abrams SPEAKS UP for children detained in Dilley, Texas, and nationwide

Published | Video Starts at 07:47

Well, this is step 10 in authoritarian playbook. You end democracy. So let's be clear. The executive orders are patently unconstitutional and illegal. The Constitution gives to the states the authority to determine how elections are held. What the Republican regime is upset about is that democracy has been working. That mail in voting acknowledged the fact that not everyone gets up and goes to the farm on a Tuesday morning. (07:47–07:53)

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Asserts that states have constitutional authority over election procedures.

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