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Stacey Abrams: “The lower courts matter because we fight. And Democracy…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:55

Okay, and I want to flag here the fantastic conversation we had with Sky Perryman and Democracy Forward, but also the conversations we had with Liz Schuller from AFL CIO and with Becky Pringle of nea. I lift all of them up because The lower courts matter because we fight. And Democracy Forward, ACLU, the labor unions have all been filing suit. and those lawsuits matter because they may not block the measures in total, but they lay the groundwork for what we have to fix. (09:55–10:05)

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Asserts that lower courts and organizations like Democracy Forward and ACLU are actively challenging authoritarian measures.

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