The Oath Keepers Are Going Strong

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Mike clampet is a state legislator in north carolina. He sponsors bills like increasing penalties for demonstrating, which was a response to the george flord protests in raleigh last er. And he also co sponsor a bill to let elected officials such as himself carry concealed weapons in places like court houses and schools where they are currently not allowed. Ananan anna asks: What if? What if this actually isn't my dream job? How do you stop people from turning ideas into violence before they're violent?

Extremists in the right-wing militant organization known as the Oath Keepers are present in law enforcement and in the military. Now, thanks to reporting from ProPublica’s Isaac Arnsdorf, we know they’re in the government, too.

Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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