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Stacey Abrams: “They want to strip people of their civil liberties and their…”

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

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Stacey Abrams on why the gutting of the Voting Rights Act is 'evil'

Published | Video Starts at 32:07

They want authoritarianism. There is a community of power that has the destination of authoritarianism. That is what they want. And let's be clear about authoritarianism means They want to strip people of their civil liberties and their freedoms. They want to concentrate power. That's economic power, political power. They want to concentrate power in the hands of a few, and they don't want to be held accountable for the fallout. (32:07–32:12)

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Asserts that there is a group aiming to remove civil liberties and freedoms.

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