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Brad Sherman: “Governments need to answer the question, why is it legitimate for them to rule?”

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
Governments need to answer the question, why is it legitimate for them to rule?
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman questions the legitimacy of various government systems.

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