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Greg Ganske: “Nobody ever said it would be easy, and in the political process, our Founding Fathers devised a system that requires…”

On the recordJuly 22, 1996
Nobody ever said it would be easy, and in the political process, our Founding Fathers devised a system that requires multiple steps and it requires eternal vigilance. As one of our Founding Fathers said, that is the price of democracy.
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Greg Ganske
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the challenges of the political process and the importance of vigilance in democracy.

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