J. B. Pritzker

And this is the state that was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment, ending slavery.

That's who we are.

We're the state of Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama.

And I'm very proud of it.

I'm just trying to carry forward the tradition that we've established for our state.

Thank you, Governor.

I really appreciate your time.

Thank you.

Good to see you.

What I'm explaining to you is when you want to fight crime, look, you can pull statistics up.

These are murders.

I'm explaining to you that our murder rate has been cut in half.

And very importantly, Brett, and you got to hear this very importantly, we've been doing the things that are necessary to bring crime down.

Right.

We've invested in community violence interruption.

We've invested in police.

I've added more state police than any governor in quite a long time.

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He does not have the power to overcome the Constitution.

And so am I afraid?