Adrian Fontes

Now we have seen chief executives do some abusive power over time, but not in a way that is so egregious, so obvious, and so out in the open.

At least we can see it coming.

And what's happening in Georgia, folks should be very, very concerned, but not scared.

Take that concern and turn it into action is what I would say.

Go out to your local elections officials, volunteer to be a poll worker, to work in the warehouse, to help them out.

There are all kinds of opportunities for regular American citizens who are concerned to get engaged and get involved.

Turn that angst, that sort of pearl clutching that we have into action, either on the official side by participating in the system itself to preserve

that system or by exercising your rights look the public protests that are happening out there in the world aren't just happening because of ice they're happening because people are worried they're frustrated and they want to get back to some regular order and that is your power and oh by the way

if the folks in charge were not afraid of your power they would welcome free and fair elections the way we have always had them they would understand that they're at the top if they're so popular of the possible outcomes here but they are afraid of you they are afraid of your electoral power and so to the american people i say exercise that electoral power regardless of your politics let the winners win and the losers try harder next time that is the american way

Well, you know, here's the deal.

And again, like I said, I use this golden threat analogy because it's incredibly important for folks to realize, as you mentioned all of these different pieces, you know, the use of sex trafficking, notwithstanding the horrific impact on the victims.

All right, let's never, never, never forget that.

But the way that it has potentially maybe captured some of these folks in power, that along with the misinformation and disinformation about our electoral systems, that with the basically federalization, if you will, of some of our private industry.

Did you know that U.S.

Steel now has a controlling interest that's owned by the U.S.

government?

and some major corporations like Intel and one of the biggest lithium companies in the world, the US has been purchasing ownership interest in very much not a free market thing that's happening.

So you go to a bunch of these different buckets.

And the only way that we exercise our power over those who are in charge is through elections.

whether it's criminal justice for victims, whether it's electoral processes, whether it is a business, and again, arts and sciences, law, medicine, the whole of our society is built around and woven through this one golden thread.