From 'Democracy Convention II,' held in Madison Wisconsin Aug. 7-11, 2013, this is Bob Fitrakis' address at the closing plenary of the Election Protection section of the Convention, organized by Victoria Collier and Ben Ptashnik.
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Every president who wants...
Every president who wants...
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