MERKLEY: “I think all of this engagement is important. Because here's what we know. When an authoritarian proceeds to try to destroy a democratic republic and turn it into a strongman state, you need a high level of citizen protest and resistance. Otherwise people think it's just acceptable and normal. And the next election really matters. Because if the president succeeds in rigging the next election, which he's trying to do, then we can get an enduring strongman state and everything that we've honored and -- and fought for for 200 years is destroyed, and we can't let that happen.”
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Dem Sen. Merkley: Boycotting, Shouting During Trump’s SOTU Is Important to Resist an Authoritarian Trying to Destroy a Democratic Republic‘Because if the president succeeds in rigging the next election, which he’s trying to do, then we can get an enduring strongman state and everything that we’ve honored and fought for for 200 years is destroyed’News & PoliticsEXCERPT:MERKLEY: “I think all of this engagement is important. Because here's what we know. When an authoritarian proceeds to try to destroy a democratic republic and turn it into a strongman state, you need a high level of citizen protest and resistance. Otherwise people think it's just acceptable and normal. And the next election really matters. Because if the president succeeds in rigging the next election, which he's trying to do, then we can get an enduring strongman state and everything that we've honored and -- and fought for for 200 years is destroyed, and we can't let that happen.”Video filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Audio filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Recipient e-mailMessage (optional)Preview
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