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Sheila Jackson Lee: We're at the precipice of a constitutional crisis. And that is a contentious period of time between anarchists…

On the recordFebruary 24, 2021
We're at the precipice of a constitutional crisis. And that is a contentious period of time between anarchists, individuals who are insurrectionists, and those who want to preserve democracy.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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Sheila Jackson Lee discusses the current political climate and the threat posed by insurrectionists to democracy.

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