Mark Kelly
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So... Is it a chilling effect?
Not on me, but I know it does on others, as they've told me.
And it's probably a lot of people out there just, you know, they're clamming up.
Because if you say something this administration doesn't like, they're going to come after you.
You know, they've fired, HEGS have fired over 20, I think, admirals and generals.
You know, either because of the color of their skin, because of their gender, or because he doesn't think they're sufficiently loyal to him and this administration.
The oath is to the Constitution.
The oath is not to a person that we all take when we get sworn into the military.
Well, the first thing they should do is they should vote.
You know, young people vote at a kind of an abysmally low rate.
Tell you a quick story.
When my wife, Gabby Giffords, was first running for Congress, I would come out here and campaign with her on the weekends.
And we went after going to like the third nursing home, like third weekend in a row.
I'm like, Gabby, why don't we go to all these nursing homes?
And she says, well, that's where the voters live.
Because retired people vote, young people don't vote.
So the first thing is like vote.
I mean, and vote in accordance with your best interest in mind.
You know, most people are like just generally hardworking, middle class, you know, people.
And we've had policies in this country for decades that really leans in the direction of helping the wealthy.