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Stacey Abrams: “We have an authoritarian regime where we've seen an…”

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

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Stacey Abrams: "We Are in the Midst of an Authoritarian Regime" | Amanpour and Company

Published | Video Starts at 01:14

Anyone who actually believes that democracy should be the organizing principle for how we live together in this country. Autocracy, authoritarianism is an alternative. Under the proposed regime of this current administration and its supporters in the Republican Party. We have an authoritarian regime where we've seen an expansion of executive power, a sublimation of competing powers, both Congress and the courts. But we've also seen attacks on the media, attacks on communities. We've seen the kidnappings of people in our country, including citizens. But we're also watching the military occupation of our cities. (01:14–01:24)

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Asserts that there is an expansion of executive power and reduction of Congressional and judicial powers in the U.S.

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