Boys State (2020) EN

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[wind gusting]

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[chattering]

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[man] Okay, guys, before we begin,

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we're gonna look at this book just a little bit,

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that talks about how the fact that we are moving

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more to a Internet-based society

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has really crippled our ability to have a sustained dialogue,

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which is what we see playing out today.

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So, who here has heard of the book 1984?

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What-- W-What's the premise there?

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What-- What happens? Anyone wanna take a stab? Yeah.

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Dystopian society. Guy works for the government.

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-[instructor] Okay. -He's kinda going against it a little bit.

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[instructor] Absolutely. I wanna read this to you real quick.

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"We were keeping our eye on 1984.

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When the year came and the prophecy didn't,

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thoughtful Americans sang softly in praise of themselves.

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The roots of liberal democracy had held.

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But we had forgotten that alongside Orwell's dark vision,

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there was another slightly older, slightly less well-known

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and equally chilling possibility: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

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Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an externally imposed oppression."

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Big Brother.

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"But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is required

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to deprive people of their autonomy and maturity.

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People will come to love their oppression,

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to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.

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Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information.

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Huxley feared those who would give us so much

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that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism."

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So, what this book really tries to impart is the fact that who we elect matters.

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How we elect matters.

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The most dangerous weapon we have in the fight to maintain our democracy

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is us being willing to give a darn and fight for it.

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[man] We're very pleased you decided to apply to go to Boys State this year.

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And, uh, the purpose of this interview

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is to kinda get a-- a handle on who you are.

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Yes, sir. So, uh, I have a wonderful family.

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I mean, Dad-- Dad's the primary caregiver.

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Our mom's been educating us ever since we were really young.

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-[man] You're homeschooled? -Yes, sir.

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I play football, baseball, um, and then I team rope.

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Been in the corps since I was in sixth grade.

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[man 2] Who is your role model?

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Uh, honestly, I would say, um, Christ is, uh, my role model.

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We're really like a military family, kind of,

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although we aren't in the military.

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Uh, tell us what the flag means to you.

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Well, sir, I think that if you look closely,

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sure there may be, you know, like, a little missed stitch

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or a little loose piece of, uh, material,

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but from far away, I think it symbolizes everything that the world is trying to be.

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All right. Yes, sir. Thank you very much.

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Okay, thumbs-up or thumbs-down on sending him forward?

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[man] Up.

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Congratulations.

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-We'll post it in the morning. -Thank you.

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We're very proud to sponsor you this year to go to Boys State.

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I hope you do run for governor.

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-Yes, sir. Thank you so much. -Congratulations.

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-Congratulations. -Thank you. Thank you, sir.

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[boy] If there's 1,000 kids dressed like that, I don't know.

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You know?

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Okay, so what are, like, the best political speeches of all time?

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'Cause I've gotta do, like, speechwriting and stuff.

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[boy] Oh.

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Now to print out the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

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[Reagan] We come to Berlin, we American presidents,

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because it's our duty to speak in this place of freedom.

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-[boy] Who is that? -Thank you very much.

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-It's this guy. -...ladies and gentlemen.

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-[boy] Reagan. -[Ben] It's Ronald Reagan.

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You know, some people say they're a sports junkie.

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I say I'm a politics junkie.

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[recording] The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

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[Ben] We live in the greatest democracy in the world,

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and I feel like a big problem is there's a lot of people today

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that are willing to discount the idea that America truly is a great country.

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Hard work can still get you to where you wanna go.

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You just might have to work harder.

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And it's like, I think about me, right. Like, I'm an amputee, right.

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Like, it is not fair that I am missing my legs.

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I am put at a disadvantage

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that most other people do not have to deal with.

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But, like, clearly, I've been reasonably successful.

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And it's like, I've had to work harder, and I've had to work to overcome that.

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And the more we keep focusing on these other factors,

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like race or gender or disability, you know,

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and the less we pin it to individual failings,

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I think that's a very, very bad thing for this nation,

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and, like, I think, like, we're individuals, right?

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Like, I don't think of myself as white.

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I think of myself as Ben Feinstein, American, right?

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[chuckles] Future president.

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-[man chuckles] -[Ben] Yeah, we'll see.

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[men chattering, laughing]

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-[man] Morning! -[Steven] Good morning.

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-How are you doing? -Good, good, good. Excited.

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-Good! -[woman] What's your name?

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I'm Steven Garza.

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-[man 2] Did your parents come with you? -Huh?

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-Did your parents come with you? -Oh, no, they're not. No.

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-No. -They-- They have work.

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[camera shutter clicks]

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-I'm Steven. Nice to meet you. -Christopher.

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-Christopher. Awesome. You excited? -Yeah.

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-Nice to meet you. I'm Steven. -[boy] Nice to meet you, Steven.

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-So you're excited? You-- You ready to go? -Yeah.

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[chattering]

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-[boy] Shh! -They told y'all we're going to Austin,

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but we're actually going to Cozumel, Mexico. So, y'all...

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[cheering]

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[chattering]

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[boy] I thought about that last week. I was like, "Mom, we gotta order these."

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"One-day shipping. We gotta get it done."

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-[boy 2] Those things are illegal. -[video game noises]

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[boy 3] He's my president. I have to support my president.

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I want him to succeed.

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'Cause if my president succeeds, my country succeeds, you know?

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And so, even though I may not agree with everything that he does,

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I'm not gonna bash every single little thing

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just because it's a Trump name on it.

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[Steven] I am a progressive person,

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and I'm in a room full of mostly conservative people.

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Certainly, I wasn't a fan of Obama whatsoever,

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because he is, you know, near-socialist.

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However, there were one or two things that he did that helped this country.

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[Steven] The person who got me into politics

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was Senator Bernie Sanders, when he ran.

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I saw him for the first time, and just being in that atmosphere

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and hearing the things that he had to say really inspired me, really motivated me.

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And so, very slowly but surely, I started volunteering on some campaigns,

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doing phone banking and block walking.

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You know, learning all I could about politics and how that works.

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Uh, I'm here to talk to either Marissa or Martha.

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[door closes]

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[doorbell rings]

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Not a Democrat?

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Republican.

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-Okay. Well, thank you so much, sir. -Sure.

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[no audible dialogue]

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[Steven] Hello.

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-[chattering] -[bus engine idling]

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[man] Go in the door there and say, "I'm here for" name your city.

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Your smallest element here, your smallest family is your city.

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-[boy] Right, the city. -Right. Now let me get your photograph.

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Okay, smiles are good too. Do you smile?

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-[chuckles] I caught-- -[woman] Not much.

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Mom, I caught a couple smiles from these guys.

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[man] Listen up, everyone. We'll start checking in a little before 1:00...

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[Steven] Texas is a perfect example of America.

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A melting pot of cultures and people.

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Boys State provides a--

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a chance to learn from each other and hear from the opposite side

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without screaming and yelling on a Facebook post.

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-Five. -Thank you.

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[boy] You know how to get to that room?

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[Steven] Boys State's a little bit too genderfied.

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I think we should go for, like, People State.

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There's Girls State.

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Know what? We should just do it like People State.

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-"People State"? -Yeah.

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-I'm just memeing on you. Don't worry. -[both laugh]

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[man] Good afternoon, gentlemen,

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and welcome to the American Legion Texas Boys State.

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This will be an intense week of learning

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about state government and civil discourse.

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[cheering]

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We had you stand up a while ago to see who was a leader in here,

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and there wasn't anybody in here that didn't wind up standing up.

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And as you look to the left and right,

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you don't know them, and they don't know you.

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Guess what?

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That gives you an opportunity that's unique in life.

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It's a chance to be who you've always wanted to be,

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to put forth your better self.

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Somebody will run your city.

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Somebody will run your party.

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Sitting beside you...

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or someone sitting in your seat

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may be the next governor of Texas Boys State.

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Will that somebody be you?

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[band playing "Wild Blue Yonder"]

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[cheering]

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[music continues]

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[man] Federalists, you are going to be with me.

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So, Federalists, let's roll out.

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Whoo!

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♪ So long, farewell Auf Wiedersehen, good night ♪

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So what are you running for?

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I'm running for House of Representatives.

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-House of Representatives. -I just-- I don't know.

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They said the seats are comfortable...

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-[boy 2] They really are. -[boy 1] Oh, they are?

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If I wasn't running for governor, I probably would've run for-- for House.

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[boy 1] Yeah.

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-[man] So where you from, Ben? -I'm from San Antonio, sir.

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-So how'd you hear about Boys State? -I had a friend that went last year.

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-[man] Okay. -[Ben] He ran for governor,

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-but he lost in the primaries, so... -Oh, okay.

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-[Ben] I hope to succeed where he failed. -[man laughs]

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We basically take, in a full week, the entire Texas political system--

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running for office, party processes.

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You get to build party platforms with what you believe.

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Not what current Republican or Democrats think,

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but what the Federalists believe and what the Nationalists believe.

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So, you're gonna write down, "Hey, I wanna run for this position,"

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and then you get signatures.

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The filing form deadline is gonna be tomorrow.

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-Question? -[boy] Wait. We're running for offices,

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and we're running for all these different things, right?

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But what is it that we're doing after we get elected?

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[instructor] Texas Boys State focuses more on the process leading up to the election.

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The exception is our Senate and our House.

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You'll get to pass bills, you'll get to debate at the state capitol building.

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-Yes, sir. -What is the earliest

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that one could start collecting signatures?

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[instructor] We are going to release you guys at 10:00 tonight.

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And where do people sign things? What do they sign?

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[instructor] On this very conveniently printed off ballot petition form

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-that we have up here... -Beautiful, sir.

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-that we will issue to you guys shortly. -Beautiful.

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[instructor] Thirty signatures for governor.

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Okay. If I'm a Federalist, can I get a Nationalist to sign my paper?

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-[boys] No. -Correct.

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[man] If you'll turn with me in your manuals to page six,

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it's "Electing Our City Officials."

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I'mma take notes on this.

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[man] We have 24 cities here at Boys State.

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Those cities filter into counties, and that's very much like real life.

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[man 2] So, what's an example of a political office?

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-[boy] Party chair. -[man 2] Party chair.

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Somebody give me an example of an elected office.

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-Yes, sir. -[boy 2] Governor.

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[man 2] Governor? All right, awesome.

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[man] We're gonna have one mayor, two color guard,

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and then one press corps.

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And then you're gonna elect a precinct chair

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and then three other delegates. Okay?

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Might be four. Got it?

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[boys chattering]

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-Have you already signed for senator? -I have not.

244
00:13:29,977 --> 00:13:31,770
-You wanna sign mine? -Sure.

245
00:13:32,437 --> 00:13:36,024
Uh, hello. I would like you to vote me as your platform chair.

246
00:13:36,108 --> 00:13:38,861
I'm a right-wing libertarian. I'm a big-time capitalist.

247
00:13:38,944 --> 00:13:42,155
My uncle is the youngest Republican senator in history.

248
00:13:42,239 --> 00:13:44,533
My other uncle served as the attaché to Poland.

249
00:13:44,616 --> 00:13:49,246
I scored a 35 on the ACT, putting me in the 0.2 percentile.

250
00:13:54,710 --> 00:13:58,255
I would like to run for mayor because I'm really prideful in our city.

251
00:13:58,338 --> 00:14:00,090
I've run for three positions so far.

252
00:14:00,174 --> 00:14:01,675
I've lost all three, but I'm not giving up.

253
00:14:01,758 --> 00:14:03,010
[timer beeping]

254
00:14:04,303 --> 00:14:05,262
Nationalists,

255
00:14:05,345 --> 00:14:07,723
-has anyone not signed for a governor? -[boy] I got you.

256
00:14:09,725 --> 00:14:11,518
I'm one of the Nationalist candidates running for governor.

257
00:14:11,602 --> 00:14:12,519
I'm gonna be on the ballot.

258
00:14:12,603 --> 00:14:14,021
I don't wanna BS or try to sound fake about it.

259
00:14:14,104 --> 00:14:15,939
I wanna hear what you think, what your positions are.

260
00:14:16,023 --> 00:14:17,649
If you wanted to ask me any questions.

261
00:14:17,733 --> 00:14:19,234
-Uh, what's your name? -Steven Garza.

262
00:14:19,318 --> 00:14:21,028
All right. I'm gonna come back to you.

263
00:14:21,111 --> 00:14:22,279
You support me?

264
00:14:22,362 --> 00:14:23,530
I love it, boys. I love it.

265
00:14:23,614 --> 00:14:24,990
Where you from?

266
00:14:25,073 --> 00:14:26,992
What are you running for, partner?

267
00:14:27,075 --> 00:14:28,619
-Treasurer, how 'bout you? -Treasurer?

268
00:14:28,702 --> 00:14:31,622
Uh, oh, I'm thinking of a governor run. I'm not ready to announce yet.

269
00:14:31,705 --> 00:14:32,706
[boy] Respected offices...

270
00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:35,209
[Ben] It's a little early to start running for governor, don't you think?

271
00:14:35,292 --> 00:14:37,461
We don't even have a party formed yet.

272
00:14:37,544 --> 00:14:40,255
You don't have any support in the primaries.

273
00:14:40,339 --> 00:14:42,799
I know, but if-- You have to start early. You have to start raising support.

274
00:14:42,883 --> 00:14:44,301
You don't have to start this early.

275
00:14:44,384 --> 00:14:45,385
[Ben] What do you believe in?

276
00:14:45,469 --> 00:14:49,306
Uh, my views will most likely align with the party for the majority of them.

277
00:14:49,389 --> 00:14:51,308
-I wanna hear opening debates. -So, in other words,

278
00:14:51,391 --> 00:14:53,227
you're waiting for the party to come up with an opinion

279
00:14:53,310 --> 00:14:55,020
and then you're gonna go with the party.

280
00:14:55,103 --> 00:14:57,940
-What do you stand for, though? Like-- -I stand for freedom.

281
00:14:58,023 --> 00:15:00,692
You stand for freedom. That's a bold policy.

282
00:15:01,568 --> 00:15:03,570
-Has anyone here not signed for governor? -Me.

283
00:15:03,654 --> 00:15:04,655
Okay.

284
00:15:04,738 --> 00:15:06,031
Will you please vote me for county sheriff?

285
00:15:06,114 --> 00:15:08,116
-Yes. Sign for governor. -County sheriff, please. Please.

286
00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,410
You wanna endorse me for governor, my friend? Nationalists.

287
00:15:10,494 --> 00:15:13,330
-All right, I need a reason why. -To the future.

288
00:15:14,373 --> 00:15:15,374
Is that it?

289
00:15:15,457 --> 00:15:17,167
Improved school safety.

290
00:15:17,251 --> 00:15:18,794
Those two I got.

291
00:15:18,877 --> 00:15:21,255
Better education spending.

292
00:15:21,338 --> 00:15:24,091
Very important. Very important!

293
00:15:24,967 --> 00:15:26,593
-Will you endorse me? -Yes. Absolutely.

294
00:15:26,677 --> 00:15:28,637
My brother. My brother.

295
00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,974
[chanting] We will, we will win. Oh! We will, we will win.

296
00:15:32,057 --> 00:15:35,227
Oh! We will, we will win. Oh! We will, we will win.

297
00:15:35,310 --> 00:15:36,937
Oh! We will, we will win...

298
00:15:37,020 --> 00:15:39,481
-Have you voted for governor yet? -[indistinct]

299
00:15:39,565 --> 00:15:40,399
-Huh? -What?

300
00:15:40,482 --> 00:15:42,150
Have you voted for governor yet? Nationalist?

301
00:15:42,234 --> 00:15:43,861
Yeah, yeah. Sorry.

302
00:15:43,944 --> 00:15:46,113
♪ ...big and bright ♪

303
00:15:46,196 --> 00:15:49,241
♪ Deep in the heart of Texas ♪

304
00:15:49,324 --> 00:15:51,994
[cheering]

305
00:15:52,077 --> 00:15:54,246
Be my final signature. Be my 30th.

306
00:15:54,329 --> 00:15:56,498
-All right. -Be my 30th. Make it done.

307
00:15:56,582 --> 00:15:57,875
[boy] I got you.

308
00:15:58,876 --> 00:16:02,212
[Ben] Funny thing, it's like I've prepared for governor in my mind, right,

309
00:16:02,296 --> 00:16:05,674
but my sheet is completely blank.

310
00:16:07,050 --> 00:16:09,553
Yeah. So I gotta get that figured out.

311
00:16:10,512 --> 00:16:11,930
Gentlemen, as you go back to your rooms tonight,

312
00:16:12,014 --> 00:16:15,184
good luck in your preparation for speeches for tomorrow.

313
00:16:15,267 --> 00:16:17,019
Good luck in your run for political office.

314
00:16:17,102 --> 00:16:19,646
Good luck in your time here at Texas Boys State.

315
00:16:19,730 --> 00:16:20,898
God bless you.

316
00:16:20,981 --> 00:16:22,691
-[Robert] I have my 30. -You do?

317
00:16:22,774 --> 00:16:24,151
-I do. -I'm working on it.

318
00:16:24,234 --> 00:16:25,777
-I have, uh, 20. -Good luck. Good luck.

319
00:16:25,861 --> 00:16:26,945
You too.

320
00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:35,204
I bought some Bitcoin back in August.

321
00:16:35,287 --> 00:16:36,288
I don't know.

322
00:16:36,371 --> 00:16:40,667
Bitcoin was probably right at about 2,000 a coin, 1,500.

323
00:16:41,627 --> 00:16:44,963
And then managed to totally forget about it, that I ever had it.

324
00:16:47,925 --> 00:16:53,013
One of my friends said one day Bitcoin had hit, like, 18,000.

325
00:16:54,181 --> 00:16:56,266
And so I sold my Bitcoin.

326
00:16:56,350 --> 00:16:58,644
Just-- Got some new boots.

327
00:17:00,521 --> 00:17:05,025
So this summer, I served as a Senate page for the Republican party.

328
00:17:05,108 --> 00:17:07,069
I made copies, lots of copies.

329
00:17:07,944 --> 00:17:10,656
You go there thinking this is all this larger-than-life stuff.

330
00:17:11,406 --> 00:17:15,327
But you get there, turns out senators are about as tall as I am.

331
00:17:15,953 --> 00:17:17,412
Just regular people.

332
00:17:18,997 --> 00:17:19,998
[rifle clicks]

333
00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:23,126
All my friends are wondering now, "Oh, where do I wanna go to college?

334
00:17:23,210 --> 00:17:24,294
What-- What do I wanna do?"

335
00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:28,214
And I guess I've always had the luxury of knowing I'm only applying to West Point.

336
00:17:28,298 --> 00:17:29,716
Um, I'm only applying one place.

337
00:17:32,636 --> 00:17:35,138
People say these things like, "It's so polarized now,"

338
00:17:35,222 --> 00:17:40,477
but you look back, we were just as polarized in the 1800s.

339
00:17:40,561 --> 00:17:43,856
Then again, back then they were debating slavery.

340
00:17:43,939 --> 00:17:46,567
Then there was the Civil War. So...

341
00:17:47,985 --> 00:17:49,069
[sighs]

342
00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,531
I feel like it is at least somewhat of a problem.

343
00:17:53,657 --> 00:17:55,742
[boys chattering]

344
00:17:57,911 --> 00:18:00,163
-Go, go, go. -Oh, my goodness.

345
00:18:05,002 --> 00:18:07,796
I'm thinking of governor, so vote Ben Feinstein for freedom.

346
00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:09,131
-[boy] All right. -Yes, sir.

347
00:18:09,214 --> 00:18:11,216
-[boy 2] I remember that, yeah. -Feinstein for freedom. What about you?

348
00:18:11,300 --> 00:18:12,676
-I have no clue. -You have no clue?

349
00:18:12,759 --> 00:18:13,802
-No. -Feinstein for freedom.

350
00:18:13,886 --> 00:18:15,554
-I hope I can count on your vote. -All right.

351
00:18:15,637 --> 00:18:17,472
-I don't think we've met yet. -We have met.

352
00:18:17,556 --> 00:18:18,849
-We have? -We were sitting at the door.

353
00:18:18,932 --> 00:18:21,059
-I am so sorry. I'm Ben. Nice to meet you. -Parker.

354
00:18:21,143 --> 00:18:22,936
[Ben] Parker, yes, sir.

355
00:18:25,981 --> 00:18:27,441
I need to get on the ballot.

356
00:18:28,192 --> 00:18:30,986
There are 600 Nationalists. I just need ten or eleven more signatures.

357
00:18:31,069 --> 00:18:32,404
-Then we're good. Yeah. -[boy 3] Really? That's it?

358
00:18:32,487 --> 00:18:34,156
[boy 4] We wanna support our boy from Winters.

359
00:18:35,157 --> 00:18:37,826
[chattering]

360
00:18:38,827 --> 00:18:40,996
Could I talk to you for a second? I don't wanna ask you for your signature

361
00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:42,915
unless you actually wanted-- want me to win.

362
00:18:42,998 --> 00:18:45,375
-Okay, I don't know. -So ask me-- ask me any question.

363
00:18:45,751 --> 00:18:49,046
What do you think is the objective of a politician?

364
00:18:49,129 --> 00:18:51,465
Public service. Serve others, not himself.

365
00:18:52,174 --> 00:18:53,717
-Good answer. -Yes, sir.

366
00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,135
-Could I get your s-- -Yeah, I'll sign.

367
00:18:55,219 --> 00:18:56,678
Awesome. Thank you so much, bro.

368
00:18:58,180 --> 00:19:00,807
I have a little under 12 hours to get five more signatures.

369
00:19:00,891 --> 00:19:02,392
[man] All right, folks.

370
00:19:02,935 --> 00:19:07,564
Welcome to your very first Nationalist party state convention.

371
00:19:07,648 --> 00:19:10,692
The way politics are won in this country

372
00:19:10,776 --> 00:19:12,778
is as a party, as a team.

373
00:19:12,861 --> 00:19:17,074
You gotta work together, form your ideas

374
00:19:17,157 --> 00:19:19,993
into a platform that's gonna work for you,

375
00:19:20,077 --> 00:19:23,121
that's not only gonna take this team to the top,

376
00:19:23,205 --> 00:19:28,252
but be so impressive that when the other team hears you guys talking,

377
00:19:28,335 --> 00:19:32,589
they have no choice but to join with you for fear of being run over.

378
00:19:32,673 --> 00:19:34,967
[cheering]

379
00:19:36,385 --> 00:19:39,096
[man 2] We are going to be electing a state party chairman.

380
00:19:39,930 --> 00:19:42,057
[boy] I just wanna start off with a few things.

381
00:19:42,140 --> 00:19:45,644
On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country,

382
00:19:45,727 --> 00:19:48,564
to obey the Scout Law, to help other people at all times.

383
00:19:48,647 --> 00:19:53,819
I believe our society is stronger when everybody is disciplined yet dangerous.

384
00:19:53,902 --> 00:19:58,240
-Our masculinity shall not be infringed. -[cheering]

385
00:19:58,323 --> 00:20:01,910
If you want the big guns, vote for the Barrett. Thank you.

386
00:20:01,994 --> 00:20:03,036
[cheering]

387
00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:04,580
He's good. He's good.

388
00:20:05,873 --> 00:20:11,336
I'm going to use this devotion to see change for this year's Nationalists

389
00:20:11,420 --> 00:20:16,925
and to pressure the Federalists into a state of absolute submission.

390
00:20:17,009 --> 00:20:19,720
-[cheering] -Yeah! Yes!

391
00:20:19,803 --> 00:20:22,472
Do you want a chairman who will act

392
00:20:22,556 --> 00:20:25,058
for each and every one of your personal desires?

393
00:20:25,142 --> 00:20:26,935
Then vote for Wyatt Schafer.

394
00:20:27,019 --> 00:20:30,522
Do you want a chairman for the people?

395
00:20:30,606 --> 00:20:33,609
-[boys] Yeah! -Then vote for Wyatt Schafer!

396
00:20:34,026 --> 00:20:36,236
Yes! Yes!

397
00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,113
[cheering]

398
00:20:41,783 --> 00:20:44,661
[boys chattering]

399
00:20:46,955 --> 00:20:48,540
At the ripe age of 24,

400
00:20:48,624 --> 00:20:52,544
Charles Jameson has been in and out of the jail system since he was 17.

401
00:20:52,628 --> 00:20:56,215
To the point where he concluded that he couldn't even stay out.

402
00:20:56,298 --> 00:21:01,386
That's when he decided he was gonna get his story told by any means necessary.

403
00:21:01,470 --> 00:21:05,057
And to do so behind a jail cell, well, that's revolutionary.

404
00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:07,434
And every revolution required a few weapons.

405
00:21:07,518 --> 00:21:12,397
And his arsenal of choice was a crayon and a purple card

406
00:21:12,481 --> 00:21:15,359
in which he wrote to me about the dismal conditions of prisoners.

407
00:21:15,442 --> 00:21:17,611
And that's why I, René Otero,

408
00:21:17,694 --> 00:21:20,364
began to conduct a case study approved by Harvard,

409
00:21:20,447 --> 00:21:23,075
in which we looked at the state of ex-convicts

410
00:21:23,158 --> 00:21:25,202
reintegrating back into society.

411
00:21:25,285 --> 00:21:29,831
I then drafted a piece of legislation to create tax cuts for any business

412
00:21:29,915 --> 00:21:32,751
that accepts an inmate as a charity operation.

413
00:21:32,835 --> 00:21:35,087
This chronicle is important for two reasons.

414
00:21:35,170 --> 00:21:38,549
Because first, it not only shows the experience that I have

415
00:21:38,632 --> 00:21:41,301
when it comes to representing and drafting policy,

416
00:21:41,385 --> 00:21:46,265
but it also shows just about how far I'm willing to go for any American.

417
00:21:46,348 --> 00:21:48,976
I lobbied. I went to state council meetings

418
00:21:49,059 --> 00:21:51,854
just so a man in prison can have his rights.

419
00:21:51,937 --> 00:21:54,523
So can you just imagine what I'm capable of

420
00:21:54,606 --> 00:21:57,526
for every single one of us out here who is free

421
00:21:57,609 --> 00:22:00,571
and out of chains and are a Nationalist?

422
00:22:00,654 --> 00:22:02,656
My grandmother told me a few things.

423
00:22:02,739 --> 00:22:05,701
You have to have faith, hope,

424
00:22:05,784 --> 00:22:08,662
and a bit of a pissed off attitude.

425
00:22:08,745 --> 00:22:10,831
[cheering]

426
00:22:14,251 --> 00:22:17,629
I wanna be civil and represent a whole working body.

427
00:22:17,713 --> 00:22:20,507
And we're gonna take the example of a plane body.

428
00:22:20,591 --> 00:22:24,261
It has two wings, a left one and a right one.

429
00:22:24,344 --> 00:22:25,554
We're not gonna pick one.

430
00:22:25,637 --> 00:22:28,640
We're gonna stay in the middle, because we are not an intolerable party.

431
00:22:28,724 --> 00:22:30,976
We're one that is palatable to all.

432
00:22:31,059 --> 00:22:33,437
And so as long as we are able to keep this plane afloat

433
00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,689
with a healthy right wing and a healthy left wing,

434
00:22:35,772 --> 00:22:40,736
we have the ability and the capability to pummel any Federalist into the ground,

435
00:22:40,819 --> 00:22:43,280
because we are the only party that's worth voting for,

436
00:22:43,363 --> 00:22:47,910
because it's this party that's going to represent every individual.

437
00:22:47,993 --> 00:22:49,453
[cheering]

438
00:22:49,536 --> 00:22:51,288
Vote for me for your state chair.

439
00:22:51,371 --> 00:22:53,790
[cheering, applause]

440
00:23:08,555 --> 00:23:10,766
[boy] So, your state party chairman is...

441
00:23:10,849 --> 00:23:12,226
-[boys in crowd] René. -René.

442
00:23:12,309 --> 00:23:14,895
[cheering]

443
00:23:21,235 --> 00:23:25,822
[René] I feel like everybody has a secret underlying need for bipartisanship.

444
00:23:25,906 --> 00:23:27,950
So, I think just running on a campaign of bipartisanship

445
00:23:28,033 --> 00:23:30,244
and being as inspecific as possible

446
00:23:30,327 --> 00:23:34,665
was a great way for me, I guess, to integrate myself.

447
00:23:34,748 --> 00:23:37,251
You-- Yeah, you're-- you're the state party chairman. Congratulations.

448
00:23:37,334 --> 00:23:40,462
-God. Whoo! All this power. -One of two out of over 1,100.

449
00:23:40,546 --> 00:23:43,674
Thank you. Wow. You really-- You make that sound exclusive.

450
00:23:43,757 --> 00:23:48,220
All I can say is that I'm very humbled and very grateful to be your state chair.

451
00:23:48,303 --> 00:23:49,888
So as a strong Nationalist party,

452
00:23:49,972 --> 00:23:53,016
get yourselves ready for a turbulent election.

453
00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:55,727
[cheering, applause]

454
00:23:59,273 --> 00:24:01,358
[René] I'm originally from Chicago.

455
00:24:01,441 --> 00:24:03,569
I was in a bubble. You know, everybody looked the same.

456
00:24:03,652 --> 00:24:07,239
Everybody had the same ideas. Everybody was mad at the same person.

457
00:24:07,322 --> 00:24:10,701
And then I moved down here, and that just feels super isolating.

458
00:24:10,784 --> 00:24:12,744
At the same time, empowering.

459
00:24:12,828 --> 00:24:17,124
You know, 'cause it's like, I can be a delegate for black people here.

460
00:24:17,207 --> 00:24:18,834
-Here's what-- Here's what we have. -Here's the one guy.

461
00:24:18,917 --> 00:24:21,170
-No, we have 20... -Do you want me to write it down for you?

462
00:24:21,253 --> 00:24:23,589
[René] My mom was like, "It sounds conservative.

463
00:24:23,672 --> 00:24:25,257
Just let me know if you need to come home."

464
00:24:25,340 --> 00:24:26,800
I was like, "It's fine." So...

465
00:24:26,884 --> 00:24:28,010
Okay, and if you're not a platform member...

466
00:24:28,093 --> 00:24:29,303
I think I'm doing all right so far.

467
00:24:29,386 --> 00:24:30,387
All right, big guy.

468
00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:32,973
And I've never seen so many white people, ever.

469
00:24:33,056 --> 00:24:36,768
[rhythmic grunting]

470
00:24:40,022 --> 00:24:42,274
[cheering]

471
00:24:44,818 --> 00:24:46,945
[man] Warm up. Get your muscles stretched!

472
00:24:47,905 --> 00:24:50,073
-[boy] Tomorrow's the primary, right? -[Robert] Tomorrow's the primary.

473
00:24:50,157 --> 00:24:51,158
I'm feeling pretty good.

474
00:24:52,326 --> 00:24:54,870
Write, like, a speech, like, bullet points of what you wanna cover--

475
00:24:54,953 --> 00:24:56,830
Oh, yeah, no. I have key points.

476
00:24:56,914 --> 00:25:01,126
I feel like trying to find a middle ground is gonna leave nobody happy.

477
00:25:01,210 --> 00:25:02,961
You're gonna be the guy who's standing there

478
00:25:03,045 --> 00:25:05,422
while one person raises their hand for you.

479
00:25:05,506 --> 00:25:07,633
-We pitched for Speaker of the House. -Come on, push-ups.

480
00:25:07,716 --> 00:25:08,926
-Let's do 'em. -I don't want to.

481
00:25:09,009 --> 00:25:10,135
Push-ups. Come on. Anybody.

482
00:25:10,886 --> 00:25:12,346
-Anybody? Push-ups? -[boy 2] I'll do push-ups

483
00:25:12,429 --> 00:25:13,805
-if you do push-ups. -Push-ups right now?

484
00:25:13,889 --> 00:25:14,890
Yeah, I'll do it.

485
00:25:16,934 --> 00:25:17,893
[boy 3] Whoo!

486
00:25:17,976 --> 00:25:21,313
[speakers: "Slow Ride" playing]

487
00:25:27,819 --> 00:25:30,906
[man on PA] If you are interested in trying out for the talent show,

488
00:25:30,989 --> 00:25:34,535
we're gonna make an announcement at the start of the second session.

489
00:25:34,618 --> 00:25:36,620
[continues, indistinct]

490
00:25:40,916 --> 00:25:44,253
Why are you walking like that? Are you, like, hurt or something?

491
00:25:44,336 --> 00:25:45,712
No, sir. I've got no legs.

492
00:25:46,713 --> 00:25:48,382
Yeah. I'm on prosthetics, buddy.

493
00:25:49,258 --> 00:25:50,092
Yeah.

494
00:25:50,175 --> 00:25:52,761
[Ben] I've wanted to serve in the military since I was a little kid.

495
00:25:52,845 --> 00:25:55,222
I'm actually not allowed to do that, physically.

496
00:25:55,305 --> 00:25:58,892
So instead, I want to go into something like the CIA or the FBI.

497
00:25:58,976 --> 00:26:01,270
You know, Department of Defense. Something like that.

498
00:26:01,353 --> 00:26:03,605
Where I can still serve my country but as a civilian.

499
00:26:05,649 --> 00:26:06,859
[Ben] You know, right outside here,

500
00:26:06,942 --> 00:26:08,610
you know, when everyone was doing the chants, that's not me.

501
00:26:08,694 --> 00:26:10,445
I'm not a very, like, rowdy guy.

502
00:26:10,529 --> 00:26:12,239
I'm not the kind of guy to really get in there

503
00:26:12,322 --> 00:26:14,741
and, like, do that, you know, "rah-rah" kind of stuff.

504
00:26:14,825 --> 00:26:16,493
What do you think a guy like me should do here?

505
00:26:16,577 --> 00:26:18,412
Like, I mean, this is a crossroads, right?

506
00:26:18,495 --> 00:26:20,747
And it's like, I've already told a lot of people

507
00:26:20,831 --> 00:26:22,416
that I'm seeking the governorship.

508
00:26:22,499 --> 00:26:24,585
I guess my question for you would be, you know,

509
00:26:24,668 --> 00:26:29,214
what are the real downsides for, uh, changing course?

510
00:26:29,715 --> 00:26:32,509
I mean, to answer that honestly-- Okay, like, you know,

511
00:26:32,593 --> 00:26:35,554
I'd look like I'm kinda backing off, right, in the face of competition.

512
00:26:35,637 --> 00:26:37,431
So it'd be kind of like a sign of weakness.

513
00:26:37,514 --> 00:26:39,349
But, like, now a part of me is thinking

514
00:26:39,433 --> 00:26:42,144
state party chair might be the better option, you know,

515
00:26:42,227 --> 00:26:45,230
'cause it's like, it'll, you know, it's still, like, a very high position,

516
00:26:45,314 --> 00:26:48,233
and there's still a lot of, like, honor associated with it.

517
00:26:48,317 --> 00:26:50,569
But it'll give me more of an opportunity

518
00:26:50,652 --> 00:26:52,946
to, you know, express more intellectual views,

519
00:26:53,030 --> 00:26:56,241
and it won't be so, like, personality and charisma-based, you know?

520
00:26:56,325 --> 00:26:58,243
Sounds like you came up with a plan.

521
00:26:58,327 --> 00:26:59,953
-Good luck, man. [chuckles] -Okay. Thank you.

522
00:27:00,037 --> 00:27:01,747
I appreciate it. I appreciate you taking the time

523
00:27:01,830 --> 00:27:03,832
-to kinda clear it up. -Yeah, absolutely.

524
00:27:04,917 --> 00:27:07,169
[typing]

525
00:27:18,805 --> 00:27:21,141
Good evening, statesmen. I am Blake Aldridge.

526
00:27:21,225 --> 00:27:22,267
And I'm Raleigh Dewan.

527
00:27:22,351 --> 00:27:25,896
And you're watching Texas Boys State News reporting live from Austin, Texas.

528
00:27:25,979 --> 00:27:27,689
[Blake] You know, everyone likes to win.

529
00:27:27,773 --> 00:27:30,484
Now, let's take a look at some of our state candidates

530
00:27:30,567 --> 00:27:32,402
who are looking to try and make a difference.

531
00:27:32,486 --> 00:27:36,198
[Steven] I just need, basically, one more signature to get on that ballot.

532
00:27:36,281 --> 00:27:38,408
So, I just wanted to talk to you about, you know,

533
00:27:38,492 --> 00:27:39,743
what are the issues affecting you?

534
00:27:39,826 --> 00:27:42,412
I'm not gonna vote for someone who doesn't have, like, the morals behind it,

535
00:27:42,496 --> 00:27:44,581
that's gonna go up there and not gonna follow their morals.

536
00:27:44,665 --> 00:27:46,875
So what are your morals on, like, some of the main topics

537
00:27:46,959 --> 00:27:50,629
like abortion or gay rights or veterans and things like that?

538
00:27:51,338 --> 00:27:54,550
I'm gonna try to support my party platform to the best of my ability.

539
00:27:54,633 --> 00:27:56,093
-[boy] Uh-huh. Of course. -Um, you know,

540
00:27:56,176 --> 00:27:58,804
without compromising personal or religious beliefs.

541
00:27:58,887 --> 00:28:01,723
My big thing is individual freedom.

542
00:28:01,807 --> 00:28:04,142
You know, you do you as long as it doesn't bother anybody.

543
00:28:04,226 --> 00:28:06,812
In some countries it's punishable by death to be homosexual,

544
00:28:06,895 --> 00:28:08,397
which is what makes this country so beautiful.

545
00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:12,609
We're free to have other religions, uh, here and other ideologies

546
00:28:12,693 --> 00:28:16,613
and other, uh, types of people, you know. Fair treatment of all. Uh...

547
00:28:16,697 --> 00:28:17,781
[boy 2] Yeah.

548
00:28:22,744 --> 00:28:23,745
[sighs]

549
00:28:25,122 --> 00:28:26,331
[exhales]

550
00:28:27,291 --> 00:28:29,710
[chattering, shouting]

551
00:28:45,392 --> 00:28:48,145
[shouting, chattering continues]

552
00:28:56,612 --> 00:28:58,697
[boy] We're double-teamed and short-stacked...

553
00:29:02,576 --> 00:29:05,579
We're playing man for the most part, but man's not really working that well.

554
00:29:05,662 --> 00:29:07,998
[conversation continues, indistinct]

555
00:29:13,295 --> 00:29:14,713
-What's up, bro? -I got 'em.

556
00:29:14,796 --> 00:29:17,257
-You got 'em? You got your signatures? -Let me guard him.

557
00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:32,105
-[male officer] Left! -[band playing "This Then Is Texas"]

558
00:29:35,567 --> 00:29:36,610
Left!

559
00:29:50,165 --> 00:29:53,210
[music continues]

560
00:30:07,015 --> 00:30:08,600
-[music ends] -[distant cheering]

561
00:30:14,398 --> 00:30:17,818
[man] Mr. Speaker, let's gavel in, and we'll get to work.

562
00:30:25,492 --> 00:30:26,577
All right. Cool.

563
00:30:28,370 --> 00:30:30,956
[cheering, applause]

564
00:30:34,126 --> 00:30:36,420
Howdy, gentlemen. Uh, my name is Harrison McFarlane,

565
00:30:36,503 --> 00:30:39,840
and I propose a bill that requires the relocation of all Prius drivers

566
00:30:39,923 --> 00:30:41,675
to the state of Oklahoma, because we hate them.

567
00:30:41,758 --> 00:30:44,011
-We don't want them here. Whoo! -[applause]

568
00:30:45,012 --> 00:30:48,056
[boy] All right. Who else thinks the letter "w" is way too hard to say?

569
00:30:48,140 --> 00:30:51,268
-[cheering] -All right. I propose that in Texas,

570
00:30:51,351 --> 00:30:55,022
in all schools, we officially change the pronunciation to "dubya."

571
00:30:55,105 --> 00:30:56,607
[boy] Yeah!

572
00:30:59,234 --> 00:31:03,530
I think when you put a bunch of 17-year-old boys in a room together,

573
00:31:03,614 --> 00:31:07,201
they're all tired because talking about taxes is boring,

574
00:31:07,284 --> 00:31:10,913
you get crazy stuff like the-- the Lone Star defense platform.

575
00:31:10,996 --> 00:31:14,458
Recognizing the looming threat of alien invasion,

576
00:31:14,541 --> 00:31:19,505
this necessary defense infrastructure will cost around $15 billion to build.

577
00:31:19,588 --> 00:31:22,633
[Ben] I think last year's secession happening on as wide a scale as it did,

578
00:31:22,716 --> 00:31:24,843
was, like, a result of just, like, a snowball effect

579
00:31:24,927 --> 00:31:28,722
of like, "Hey, let's do this. It will be cool. It'll be funny."

580
00:31:28,805 --> 00:31:32,476
And it just, like, escalated to a ridiculous degree and actually happened.

581
00:31:37,981 --> 00:31:39,816
[boy] They've passed some crazy stuff.

582
00:31:39,900 --> 00:31:42,736
-They banned cargo shorts. -[Robert] Yeah, I remember that.

583
00:31:42,819 --> 00:31:43,946
[boy] And pineapple pizza.

584
00:31:44,029 --> 00:31:45,155
[applause]

585
00:31:45,239 --> 00:31:46,990
[Robert] That's terrible. I love pineapple on my pizza.

586
00:31:47,074 --> 00:31:48,450
What's wrong with these guys?

587
00:31:48,534 --> 00:31:51,954
Guys, is Boys State a joke? I mean, this is honestly a joke.

588
00:31:52,037 --> 00:31:53,622
We should not be voting on stuff like this.

589
00:31:53,705 --> 00:31:56,166
This is not real legislation that should actually be passed.

590
00:31:56,250 --> 00:31:58,377
-[boys booing] -I mean--

591
00:31:58,460 --> 00:32:00,045
[gavel raps]

592
00:32:05,092 --> 00:32:07,302
-Hey. What's up, man? -Hey, bud. How are y'all?

593
00:32:07,386 --> 00:32:08,971
-I'm good. -[boy] All right, guys.

594
00:32:09,054 --> 00:32:12,266
Today we are here on the statesmen podcast,

595
00:32:12,349 --> 00:32:14,309
and we have a special guest.

596
00:32:14,393 --> 00:32:17,354
Uh, Steven. What-- I didn't catch your last name, actually.

597
00:32:17,437 --> 00:32:18,897
-Steven Garza. -Steven Garza.

598
00:32:18,981 --> 00:32:22,526
And he's, uh, a candidate for, uh, Boys State governor.

599
00:32:22,609 --> 00:32:23,902
[Steven] You know, it is tough to run for governor,

600
00:32:23,986 --> 00:32:27,364
just because what issues affect me

601
00:32:27,447 --> 00:32:31,743
don't affect a boy living in a town of 4,000 people.

602
00:32:31,827 --> 00:32:34,496
You know, we're from two different worlds, basically.

603
00:32:34,580 --> 00:32:39,209
Our country right now is more divided than it has been in a very long time.

604
00:32:39,293 --> 00:32:40,335
Yes.

605
00:32:40,419 --> 00:32:42,296
The-- The easy thing is to get up and quit and say, "You know what?

606
00:32:42,379 --> 00:32:45,674
We're gonna go be-- form the Republic of Texas part two."

607
00:32:45,757 --> 00:32:48,468
It's a lot easier to give up than to keep fighting.

608
00:32:49,052 --> 00:32:51,180
Well, I mean, that's a lot about holding a political office

609
00:32:51,263 --> 00:32:55,184
is knowing the people that you govern and that ultimately elected you, right?

610
00:32:55,601 --> 00:32:57,477
If they're going out there and talking to people, I feed off of that.

611
00:32:57,561 --> 00:32:59,563
It-- It motivates me. It makes me happy.

612
00:32:59,646 --> 00:33:03,358
You know, I'm-- I'm a Nationalist. What that means yet, I don't know.

613
00:33:03,442 --> 00:33:06,111
As our party is-- is-- is creating its platform.

614
00:33:06,195 --> 00:33:09,573
But if I'm gonna be their nominee, I should support the party platform.

615
00:33:09,656 --> 00:33:15,162
But at the same time, there's 600 Nationalists and 600 Federalists.

616
00:33:15,245 --> 00:33:18,582
You know, I'm gonna need some of the Federalist vote

617
00:33:18,665 --> 00:33:19,958
-if I want to be elected. -[boy] Yeah.

618
00:33:24,129 --> 00:33:25,881
[Ben] How's everyone doing today?

619
00:33:25,964 --> 00:33:28,509
-Federalists, right! -[cheering]

620
00:33:28,592 --> 00:33:31,011
I'd like to tell you gentlemen a story.

621
00:33:31,094 --> 00:33:33,055
A lot of y'all might have seen my arm, right?

622
00:33:33,138 --> 00:33:34,473
It's not normal. It's a little small.

623
00:33:34,556 --> 00:33:36,850
It's a little shriveled, right? It's a little damaged.

624
00:33:36,934 --> 00:33:39,019
The truth is, I've had a lot of surgery on this arm,

625
00:33:39,102 --> 00:33:42,731
and I'm actually missing both of my legs as well. Right?

626
00:33:42,814 --> 00:33:45,234
I'm a bilateral amputee, and the reason I mention this

627
00:33:45,317 --> 00:33:47,277
is because I know what hard work means.

628
00:33:47,361 --> 00:33:49,780
I know what progress means. I know what faith means.

629
00:33:49,863 --> 00:33:53,408
I had to relearn how to walk. I lost my legs at age three to meningitis.

630
00:33:53,492 --> 00:33:55,911
I know how to push forward towards a goal I want, right...

631
00:33:55,994 --> 00:33:59,122
[Ben] If I got state party chairman, I'd be in charge of the Federalist party.

632
00:33:59,206 --> 00:34:01,500
So, I'd be responsible for example, like, whipping votes,

633
00:34:01,583 --> 00:34:04,586
coming up with policy, picking who to back in a governor race.

634
00:34:05,379 --> 00:34:07,464
It's like, you know, you're controlling like 500 people there.

635
00:34:07,548 --> 00:34:09,007
Like, that's a power trip.

636
00:34:09,091 --> 00:34:12,469
[chanting] I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win.

637
00:34:12,553 --> 00:34:15,931
I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win.

638
00:34:16,014 --> 00:34:19,643
I believe that we will win. Win! Win! Win!

639
00:34:19,726 --> 00:34:21,812
[cheering]

640
00:34:24,022 --> 00:34:28,360
[Ben] If I can lead a room of that many rowdy people, I can lead anything.

641
00:34:30,027 --> 00:34:31,362
Hi, um, yeah.

642
00:34:31,446 --> 00:34:34,283
So, if you elect me as your state party chairman,

643
00:34:34,366 --> 00:34:40,038
I hope to fill every seat open, up and down the ballot, with Federalists.

644
00:34:40,121 --> 00:34:42,416
Go Feds! Thanks.

645
00:34:42,498 --> 00:34:43,750
[scattered cheers]

646
00:34:43,833 --> 00:34:45,210
[boy] I'm gonna say what I stand for.

647
00:34:45,293 --> 00:34:47,838
We're gonna improve this economy. Progun.

648
00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:51,507
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

649
00:34:51,592 --> 00:34:53,927
We need to limit illegal immigration. Yeah?

650
00:34:54,011 --> 00:34:56,013
-[cheering] -Yeah!

651
00:34:56,096 --> 00:34:57,890
I'm here to be your chair.

652
00:34:57,973 --> 00:35:00,225
And do you know what? I will be your chair.

653
00:35:00,309 --> 00:35:02,352
[cheering]

654
00:35:05,689 --> 00:35:08,108
akumenang.com

655
00:35:08,192 --> 00:35:12,654
entitled "Resist the police and imagine a world without them."

656
00:35:12,738 --> 00:35:14,406
In the article, CODEPINK claimed

657
00:35:14,489 --> 00:35:16,909
that America was a white supremacist nation,

658
00:35:16,992 --> 00:35:19,912
and it insinuated that the war on terrorism

659
00:35:19,995 --> 00:35:24,583
was rather a fight to institute racism and colonialism across the world.

660
00:35:24,666 --> 00:35:27,252
Now, is there a single red-blooded American in this room

661
00:35:27,336 --> 00:35:30,255
-that believes that nonsense? -[boys] No! Hell no! No!

662
00:35:30,339 --> 00:35:31,381
Hell no!

663
00:35:33,175 --> 00:35:34,801
I certainly don't believe that.

664
00:35:34,885 --> 00:35:37,012
I support the police. I back the blue.

665
00:35:37,095 --> 00:35:38,931
-I want a strong Texas economy. -[boy] Yes! Yeah!

666
00:35:39,014 --> 00:35:42,601
I want a strong Texas environment. I want good environmental policy.

667
00:35:42,684 --> 00:35:45,562
I want good immigration. I want a Federalist victory.

668
00:35:45,646 --> 00:35:47,981
-[cheers, applause] -Feinstein for freedom.

669
00:35:48,065 --> 00:35:50,901
Vote for Ben Feinstein for freedom and Americanism.

670
00:35:50,984 --> 00:35:53,529
[cheering, applause]

671
00:35:55,531 --> 00:35:57,157
[man] All right.

672
00:35:57,783 --> 00:35:59,785
Raise of hand for the delegates.

673
00:35:59,868 --> 00:36:00,994
Understand?

674
00:36:01,078 --> 00:36:02,079
Yes, sir.

675
00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:04,414
Ben Feinstein.

676
00:36:06,250 --> 00:36:08,252
-[Ben] I like this. -[man] All right.

677
00:36:08,335 --> 00:36:09,628
Ben, come on up, man.

678
00:36:10,170 --> 00:36:12,756
[cheering]

679
00:36:15,509 --> 00:36:21,306
[chanting] USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

680
00:36:21,390 --> 00:36:23,016
USA! USA! USA!

681
00:36:23,100 --> 00:36:24,518
[Ben] Just the political feel I'm getting,

682
00:36:24,601 --> 00:36:28,146
you do have a lot of, like, conservatives, you know, your classic GOP.

683
00:36:28,230 --> 00:36:30,232
But a lot of people who I kind of had pegged as,

684
00:36:30,315 --> 00:36:32,067
"Okay, you're probably gonna be conservative"

685
00:36:32,150 --> 00:36:33,569
are actually a lot more liberal.

686
00:36:33,652 --> 00:36:37,322
So, in terms of how that's gonna play into political strategy,

687
00:36:37,406 --> 00:36:40,617
it's gonna be a little harder to come up with a unifying policy.

688
00:36:40,701 --> 00:36:43,996
But, you know, you gotta break some-- some eggs to make an omelet.

689
00:36:44,079 --> 00:36:46,915
We've got some business to take care of first and foremost, gentlemen.

690
00:36:46,999 --> 00:36:49,835
We've gotta get a party going, right? We just got here.

691
00:36:49,918 --> 00:36:52,754
-We need to dominate. -[cheering]

692
00:36:52,838 --> 00:36:54,506
[Ben] Unity of party is big,

693
00:36:54,590 --> 00:36:57,342
and the way Boys State is set up where it's two parties,

694
00:36:57,426 --> 00:36:59,970
you have to have a unified party to do well.

695
00:37:01,096 --> 00:37:03,182
[boy] Get your arms and...

696
00:37:03,265 --> 00:37:05,475
-So, yes! -[boys] Yes!

697
00:37:05,559 --> 00:37:07,811
[chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes!

698
00:37:07,895 --> 00:37:11,648
-Are we gonna beat the Federalists? -Yes! Yes! Yes!

699
00:37:11,732 --> 00:37:15,068
[rhythmic grunting]

700
00:37:18,864 --> 00:37:21,116
[cheering]

701
00:37:23,452 --> 00:37:26,538
[René] We've got to get ready to begin to build our agenda for deliberation

702
00:37:26,622 --> 00:37:28,790
that we specifically want to talk about.

703
00:37:28,874 --> 00:37:32,836
So, can I have all platform committee members rise?

704
00:37:33,670 --> 00:37:36,465
I'm the platform member for, uh, Burkett City,

705
00:37:36,548 --> 00:37:39,510
and we decided upon abortion and gun rights.

706
00:37:39,593 --> 00:37:40,677
-Great. -[boy] Whoo!

707
00:37:40,761 --> 00:37:44,389
Immigration, education reform, and, uh, freedom of religion.

708
00:37:44,473 --> 00:37:46,391
Rights for people with disabilities.

709
00:37:46,475 --> 00:37:49,019
[boy] Ours is immigration, gun rights, and foreign policy.

710
00:37:49,102 --> 00:37:50,103
[René] Fantastic.

711
00:37:50,187 --> 00:37:53,148
Would, uh, the gallery be able to chime into the debate?

712
00:37:53,232 --> 00:37:56,652
-The gallery... cannot. -Boo!

713
00:37:56,735 --> 00:37:58,403
[gallery booing]

714
00:37:58,487 --> 00:37:59,821
-Back there. -[clamoring]

715
00:37:59,905 --> 00:38:05,786
Uh, we would like to present, uh, abortion and secession.

716
00:38:05,869 --> 00:38:09,122
[René] I'm sorry, secession will not make the agenda.

717
00:38:09,206 --> 00:38:12,167
-[boy 2] Not your decision! -[gallery shouting]

718
00:38:12,251 --> 00:38:15,671
I motion to secede and legally call this "Boys Nation."

719
00:38:15,754 --> 00:38:19,007
-We can't secede. -[booing]

720
00:38:19,091 --> 00:38:21,343
[boy 3] Boys State! Boys State!

721
00:38:21,426 --> 00:38:23,303
[boy 4] Abuse of power!

722
00:38:23,804 --> 00:38:28,100
Impeach! Impeach!

723
00:38:28,183 --> 00:38:30,060
[gallery clamoring]

724
00:38:30,143 --> 00:38:33,146
Can we get decorum? Decorum? Thank you.

725
00:38:33,230 --> 00:38:36,525
So, my city would like impeachment and revote for the state chairman.

726
00:38:37,401 --> 00:38:41,321
[boys cheering, shouting]

727
00:38:44,366 --> 00:38:46,159
I don't think he likes black people, and that's my issue,

728
00:38:46,243 --> 00:38:47,369
because I'm doing so good.

729
00:38:57,004 --> 00:38:59,256
So, how have things been for you, René, with what's on stage?

730
00:38:59,339 --> 00:39:00,257
-Okay. -[Steven chuckles]

731
00:39:00,340 --> 00:39:03,010
No, honestly, I'm having a grand old time.

732
00:39:03,093 --> 00:39:05,721
I love me an audience. Even if they don't love me.

733
00:39:05,804 --> 00:39:08,140
-I think it's just a very vocal minority. -[boy chuckles]

734
00:39:08,223 --> 00:39:11,268
I mean, like, for the most part, like, you know, people cheer you.

735
00:39:11,351 --> 00:39:14,605
-Yeah, it's a v-- It's a loud minority. -Right? Yeah. I got you.

736
00:39:14,688 --> 00:39:16,231
[René] They wanna impeach me?

737
00:39:16,315 --> 00:39:20,277
It's just a little different for somebody that looks like me.

738
00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:23,822
So, I guess, my way of doing it is just going to be palatable

739
00:39:23,906 --> 00:39:27,159
and congenial to what the body wants.

740
00:39:27,242 --> 00:39:30,871
I'm gonna vote for everything, and then that's what I'm going to adopt.

741
00:39:30,954 --> 00:39:32,539
And those that didn't vote for that side, they're gonna be mad.

742
00:39:32,623 --> 00:39:33,790
They're gonna call for an impeachment.

743
00:39:33,874 --> 00:39:36,627
They're gonna be on their one side, and the other side's gonna be mad,

744
00:39:36,710 --> 00:39:39,087
and then what do we have?

745
00:39:39,171 --> 00:39:40,547
A divided party.

746
00:39:41,715 --> 00:39:46,678
I'm gonna keep my job if it's the last thing I do.

747
00:39:46,762 --> 00:39:49,473
[gallery chattering]

748
00:39:49,556 --> 00:39:50,599
[Ben] Gentlemen.

749
00:39:50,682 --> 00:39:53,852
[shushing]

750
00:39:55,354 --> 00:39:57,022
I've gotta be real, that was really cool

751
00:39:57,105 --> 00:39:59,107
how you all were all quiet when I told you all to be quiet.

752
00:39:59,191 --> 00:40:01,401
That was a pretty badass feeling right there.

753
00:40:01,485 --> 00:40:03,487
-[chattering] -[boy] Yeah. Raw power.

754
00:40:03,570 --> 00:40:08,617
All right. [chuckles] We have two days until the general governor election.

755
00:40:08,700 --> 00:40:10,202
We have a lot of governor candidates

756
00:40:10,285 --> 00:40:12,538
who want policies that they can reliably run on

757
00:40:12,621 --> 00:40:15,290
and start designing campaign materials for.

758
00:40:15,374 --> 00:40:19,336
Furthermore, the Nationalist convention right now, I've heard, is in chaos.

759
00:40:19,419 --> 00:40:22,381
We may have our little disagreements about this platform,

760
00:40:22,464 --> 00:40:24,299
but ultimately, this is pretty solid.

761
00:40:24,383 --> 00:40:26,760
It strengthens our economy. It strengthens our police force.

762
00:40:26,844 --> 00:40:30,806
It has an eye to the social, economic and political issues of our day.

763
00:40:30,889 --> 00:40:34,476
And our best move now is to get it in so we can start running, right?

764
00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:37,187
-We need to dominate. -Yeah!

765
00:40:37,271 --> 00:40:38,981
[gallery cheering]

766
00:40:39,064 --> 00:40:41,733
-[chanting] USA! USA! USA! -USA!

767
00:40:41,817 --> 00:40:46,154
[all chanting] USA! USA! USA! USA!

768
00:40:46,238 --> 00:40:48,240
[chanting fades]

769
00:40:59,668 --> 00:41:01,211
-Good morning. Good morning. -[boy] Morning.

770
00:41:01,295 --> 00:41:03,172
-[boy 2] Morning. -Good morning.

771
00:41:03,255 --> 00:41:08,051
Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Morning.

772
00:41:08,135 --> 00:41:10,137
[piano: classical music]

773
00:41:20,272 --> 00:41:22,524
[music continues]

774
00:41:30,866 --> 00:41:33,118
[music continues]

775
00:41:47,382 --> 00:41:49,134
[music stops]

776
00:41:50,135 --> 00:41:52,721
[Robert] I'm saying here, out of respect for your time,

777
00:41:52,804 --> 00:41:54,848
I'm gonna keep this short and dispense with the--

778
00:41:54,932 --> 00:41:57,851
I wanna say dick measuring, but I can't say dick measuring

779
00:41:57,935 --> 00:42:00,229
'cause I gotta give this as a speech.

780
00:42:00,312 --> 00:42:02,105
-[boy] Uh... -Yeah, don't say that.

781
00:42:02,189 --> 00:42:03,482
Right, I can't say that.

782
00:42:05,484 --> 00:42:07,486
[boy] It's gonna be vulgar, anyway. So...

783
00:42:08,070 --> 00:42:11,114
-What do you mean? -If you're starting off with that,

784
00:42:11,198 --> 00:42:14,243
I'm pretty sure the rest of it's gonna be pretty up-front and honest.

785
00:42:14,326 --> 00:42:17,412
That's how you get a 17-year-old boy's attention, okay?

786
00:42:17,496 --> 00:42:19,414
-[boy] Seventeen and sixteen, apparently. -[boy 2] Yeah.

787
00:42:19,498 --> 00:42:22,626
Oh, boys. [stammers] I'm 18 this morning.

788
00:42:22,709 --> 00:42:24,586
-You are? -It's my birthday today.

789
00:42:24,670 --> 00:42:25,671
-Hey! -Hey!

790
00:42:25,754 --> 00:42:27,089
[boy] Oh, congratulations.

791
00:42:27,172 --> 00:42:28,173
Thank you.

792
00:42:28,257 --> 00:42:31,718
Is, uh, is penis measuring too vulgar for government discourse?

793
00:42:33,846 --> 00:42:36,431
[Ben] All right, I've gotta do some networking with Federalists today.

794
00:42:36,515 --> 00:42:37,933
-What party are you? -I'm a Nationalist.

795
00:42:38,016 --> 00:42:39,268
-You're a Nationalist? -Yeah.

796
00:42:39,351 --> 00:42:41,144
-Dude, okay, tell me honestly. -Mm-hmm.

797
00:42:41,228 --> 00:42:42,563
Like, ignore the fact that I'm a Federalist.

798
00:42:42,646 --> 00:42:44,147
-You know, just speaking to me. -Yeah.

799
00:42:44,231 --> 00:42:46,441
What-- What's going on at the Nationalist convention?

800
00:42:46,525 --> 00:42:49,111
We're, like-- We're hearing reports that it's, like, in chaos.

801
00:42:49,194 --> 00:42:51,572
Our platform's still debating.

802
00:42:51,655 --> 00:42:53,407
Oh, really? Yeah, we already have a platform.

803
00:42:53,490 --> 00:42:55,033
Yeah, I heard you already have last--

804
00:42:55,117 --> 00:42:57,244
Yeah, dude, we're going-- we're going fast.

805
00:42:57,327 --> 00:42:58,370
-[female cook] Beef? -[boy] Okay, yeah.

806
00:42:58,453 --> 00:42:59,746
-Is it true that y'all are-- -I'll have lasagna.

807
00:42:59,830 --> 00:43:02,040
Is it true that y'all are impeaching your state party chair?

808
00:43:02,124 --> 00:43:03,166
-No. Can I get lasagna? -Is that a thing?

809
00:43:03,250 --> 00:43:04,877
-Are you a speaker or something? -[cook 2] Lasagna?

810
00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:06,211
Oh, it's for him? My bad.

811
00:43:06,295 --> 00:43:07,754
-Yeah, I'm gettin' this one. -All right. That's all.

812
00:43:07,838 --> 00:43:09,214
-You want green beans? -Yes, ma'am.

813
00:43:09,298 --> 00:43:10,424
I'll see you later.

814
00:43:13,093 --> 00:43:14,595
-Hey, guys. -[boy] Hey, Ben. How you doing?

815
00:43:14,678 --> 00:43:16,805
-Good. How are y'all? -[boy 2] Hey, Ben! What's up?

816
00:43:17,764 --> 00:43:22,853
Good afternoon, friends, colleagues, fellow Nationalists.

817
00:43:23,896 --> 00:43:26,273
My name is Robert MacDougall,

818
00:43:26,356 --> 00:43:29,193
and I am honored to be here before you today

819
00:43:29,276 --> 00:43:32,779
to run for this year's Texas Boys State governor.

820
00:43:32,863 --> 00:43:36,158
Now, out of respect for your time,

821
00:43:36,241 --> 00:43:39,870
I will skip the part where I brag for three minutes

822
00:43:39,953 --> 00:43:41,955
about how great and cool I am,

823
00:43:42,039 --> 00:43:46,960
seeing as we are all qualified young men of skill and character.

824
00:43:48,003 --> 00:43:49,713
-People like that stuff. -Yes, sounds good, yeah.

825
00:43:49,796 --> 00:43:51,840
-People like that stuff a lot. -Yeah.

826
00:43:51,924 --> 00:43:56,762
Oh, and my slogan is "Moral and Constitutional Government for the People."

827
00:43:57,930 --> 00:44:00,057
-Y'all like that? -It's too long.

828
00:44:00,140 --> 00:44:03,018
You need something that rings off the head that, like, you know--

829
00:44:03,101 --> 00:44:05,646
You hear it and you're like, "Oh, that's his campaign slogan."

830
00:44:05,729 --> 00:44:07,439
What-- What rings? What rings?

831
00:44:07,523 --> 00:44:08,524
Uh...

832
00:44:10,692 --> 00:44:12,653
-Like... -'Cause that's the best I got. So...

833
00:44:12,736 --> 00:44:14,154
Look at-- Look at presidential stuff.

834
00:44:14,238 --> 00:44:16,532
Like, for instance, Trump was: "Make America Great Again."

835
00:44:16,615 --> 00:44:18,116
-Right. -Stuff like, Obama was we--

836
00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:19,326
uh, "Yes We Can."

837
00:44:19,409 --> 00:44:21,036
-It's easy to remember. -How about just--

838
00:44:21,119 --> 00:44:23,413
How about just: "Moral Government for the People"?

839
00:44:23,997 --> 00:44:26,166
-That's, that's-- -Well, it's-- it's shorter, but...

840
00:44:26,250 --> 00:44:28,085
That's not-- That's not crazy.

841
00:44:29,002 --> 00:44:30,629
That's not crazy long.

842
00:44:41,348 --> 00:44:42,266
[boy] Shh.

843
00:44:44,184 --> 00:44:46,311
[boy 2] Hey, it's the turtle I saw yesterday.

844
00:44:47,521 --> 00:44:48,730
I'm being for real.

845
00:44:48,814 --> 00:44:51,358
[boys chattering]

846
00:44:51,441 --> 00:44:52,276
[boy 3] Not at all.

847
00:44:54,194 --> 00:44:55,696
[boy] Shh.

848
00:44:58,323 --> 00:45:01,952
[Steven] Faith in government, faith in politicians, is at a low

849
00:45:02,035 --> 00:45:05,622
that hasn't been seen since Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal.

850
00:45:06,415 --> 00:45:07,958
-Is that your speech? -Yeah.

851
00:45:08,041 --> 00:45:09,751
Dang. Oh, wow, that's a long speech.

852
00:45:10,836 --> 00:45:14,173
We shouldn't be inspired by fear. We should be inspired by hope.

853
00:45:14,923 --> 00:45:17,593
And it comes down to just knowing what you believe, what you're doing,

854
00:45:17,676 --> 00:45:20,888
is in the best interest of everybody and not just yourself.

855
00:45:21,638 --> 00:45:23,265
How long did they say y'all get to do your speeches? Did you--

856
00:45:23,348 --> 00:45:25,559
-I don't-- I have no idea. -No idea?

857
00:45:25,642 --> 00:45:27,477
Are you excited for today?

858
00:45:27,561 --> 00:45:29,271
[Steven sighs] I'm nervous, actually.

859
00:45:35,194 --> 00:45:38,822
[René] If there was any way to express my transition into leadership yesterday,

860
00:45:38,906 --> 00:45:43,744
would you call it abrupt, unanticipated, or even unwelcome?

861
00:45:43,827 --> 00:45:46,330
Fortunately, the nerves of a brand-new leadership

862
00:45:46,413 --> 00:45:48,373
have the opportunity to settle in,

863
00:45:48,457 --> 00:45:51,418
and I hope that we can be receptive to one another.

864
00:45:51,502 --> 00:45:55,464
Despite the perceived differences, there's Federalists to beat.

865
00:45:55,547 --> 00:45:57,674
-Yes, sir! -[cheering]

866
00:45:57,758 --> 00:45:59,134
[René] I cannot wait to see which of you

867
00:45:59,218 --> 00:46:00,928
is going to lead this political battalion--

868
00:46:01,011 --> 00:46:02,971
-[boy] It's gonna be Tyrel! -But now, finally...

869
00:46:03,055 --> 00:46:04,389
[boys shouting]

870
00:46:04,473 --> 00:46:08,310
we're now going to welcome all gubernatorial candidates to the stage.

871
00:46:08,393 --> 00:46:10,812
[cheering, shouting]

872
00:46:14,233 --> 00:46:15,609
[candidate 1] We all mean something,

873
00:46:15,692 --> 00:46:19,571
and we all have unmeasurable value in each one of us.

874
00:46:19,655 --> 00:46:22,199
Can we all agree to that? As Federalists--

875
00:46:23,075 --> 00:46:25,327
Nationalists, my bad. I can't believe I said that.

876
00:46:25,410 --> 00:46:26,370
[boos, jeers]

877
00:46:26,453 --> 00:46:29,373
I will eat soap when I get back to my room. Don't worry.

878
00:46:29,456 --> 00:46:33,252
Okay, I'm gonna talk some policy, what is near to my heart.

879
00:46:33,335 --> 00:46:35,963
I say no abortion is good.

880
00:46:36,046 --> 00:46:38,924
If you are a rape victim, we do not punish the child.

881
00:46:39,007 --> 00:46:43,679
We find the rapist, we castrate him, and we put him behind bars forever.

882
00:46:43,762 --> 00:46:45,764
[cheering, applause]

883
00:46:51,395 --> 00:46:52,563
[boys shouting, indistinct]

884
00:46:53,814 --> 00:46:56,233
[Robert] Good afternoon, my friends,

885
00:46:56,316 --> 00:47:00,821
fellow Nationalists, and most importantly, fellow Texans.

886
00:47:00,904 --> 00:47:04,157
It is my immense honor to come before you today,

887
00:47:04,241 --> 00:47:06,827
running to be your Boys State governor.

888
00:47:06,910 --> 00:47:09,162
Out of respect for your time,

889
00:47:09,246 --> 00:47:13,250
I will not be breaking out the measuring tape

890
00:47:13,333 --> 00:47:17,963
and measuring myself and bragging on myself these accomplishments.

891
00:47:18,046 --> 00:47:20,632
None of this! None of this!

892
00:47:20,716 --> 00:47:22,968
[cheering]

893
00:47:23,051 --> 00:47:27,014
I'll also intend to keep this speech short and to the point.

894
00:47:27,723 --> 00:47:31,101
For every baby available for adoption in this country,

895
00:47:31,185 --> 00:47:36,190
there are 30 loving couples who are looking to adopt a child.

896
00:47:36,732 --> 00:47:41,987
Why should we let our children, our babies, be killed

897
00:47:42,070 --> 00:47:43,780
before they have a chance in this world,

898
00:47:43,864 --> 00:47:46,867
when there are so many potential loving parents

899
00:47:46,950 --> 00:47:49,453
to guide them through life? Why?

900
00:47:49,536 --> 00:47:51,288
[applause]

901
00:47:51,371 --> 00:47:53,999
I am pro-life, and I am not ashamed.

902
00:47:55,626 --> 00:47:56,960
Last but not least,

903
00:47:57,044 --> 00:48:01,423
I will work tirelessly to defend y'all's right to keep and bear arms

904
00:48:01,507 --> 00:48:04,259
as is guaranteed in our Constitution.

905
00:48:04,343 --> 00:48:07,888
National Party, are you with me? Let's do this!

906
00:48:07,971 --> 00:48:12,184
Let's go all the way. My name is Robert MacDougall.

907
00:48:12,267 --> 00:48:14,520
Governor is someone who can do the job.

908
00:48:14,603 --> 00:48:16,855
Vote for someone. Vote for Rob.

909
00:48:16,939 --> 00:48:19,525
[cheers, applause]

910
00:48:23,320 --> 00:48:24,404
[boy] Go, Steven!

911
00:48:25,572 --> 00:48:26,782
[boy 2] Go, Steven!

912
00:48:32,788 --> 00:48:34,790
[chattering]

913
00:48:39,169 --> 00:48:40,587
My name is Steven Garza,

914
00:48:40,671 --> 00:48:43,382
and I'm running to be our party's nominee for governor.

915
00:48:43,966 --> 00:48:45,050
[boy] Whoo!

916
00:48:45,133 --> 00:48:46,718
A little bit about myself,

917
00:48:46,802 --> 00:48:50,055
um, I come from a very modest family.

918
00:48:50,973 --> 00:48:54,643
Um, and my passion has been politics.

919
00:48:54,726 --> 00:48:57,813
-[boy] Yeah! -Um, the way I wanted to run my campaign

920
00:48:57,896 --> 00:48:59,439
was very different from most.

921
00:48:59,523 --> 00:49:03,235
I wanted to know what was on your minds

922
00:49:03,318 --> 00:49:05,362
and ask you what issues mattered to you.

923
00:49:06,113 --> 00:49:07,781
-[boy 2] Whoo! -I didn't wanna run a campaign--

924
00:49:07,865 --> 00:49:10,200
I did not wanna run a campaign to represent y'all

925
00:49:10,284 --> 00:49:11,577
if I didn't know who I was gonna represent.

926
00:49:11,660 --> 00:49:15,747
I didn't know what y'all-- want y'all to sign a bad check with my petition.

927
00:49:15,831 --> 00:49:18,417
So I'm really proud of the 30 signatures that-- that I got.

928
00:49:18,500 --> 00:49:21,920
[applause, cheers]

929
00:49:23,881 --> 00:49:27,092
I want nothing more than to be your candidate,

930
00:49:27,176 --> 00:49:29,761
and in the event that I am not,

931
00:49:29,845 --> 00:49:32,264
this right here is my defining moment at Boys State.

932
00:49:32,347 --> 00:49:33,348
[boy 4] Yeah!

933
00:49:33,432 --> 00:49:36,602
And what I say next could cost me that chance of winning,

934
00:49:36,685 --> 00:49:38,270
uh, but I'm gonna say it anyway.

935
00:49:39,188 --> 00:49:40,189
[boy 5] Whoo!

936
00:49:40,272 --> 00:49:43,817
The American Legion hosts Texas Boys State.

937
00:49:43,901 --> 00:49:46,987
The Legion is made up of veterans of armed-- armed services.

938
00:49:49,448 --> 00:49:51,200
When they took an oath, they took an oath

939
00:49:51,283 --> 00:49:54,369
to not defend one state, but the United States.

940
00:49:55,787 --> 00:49:59,458
Some gave all. All gave some.

941
00:50:00,209 --> 00:50:02,544
Not just for Texas, but for all Americans.

942
00:50:04,755 --> 00:50:09,510
To secede is to dishonor their memories and make their sacrifices in vain.

943
00:50:09,593 --> 00:50:11,261
[applause]

944
00:50:12,846 --> 00:50:15,307
[boy] Yeah!

945
00:50:15,390 --> 00:50:17,476
We have the opportunity to do something great.

946
00:50:17,559 --> 00:50:21,104
Are we gonna make headlines for the wrong reasons?

947
00:50:21,188 --> 00:50:23,815
-[boy 2] No! -Are we gonna dishonor the legionnaires

948
00:50:23,899 --> 00:50:27,069
who consider us to be the best that Texas has to offer?

949
00:50:27,152 --> 00:50:29,196
-[boys] No! -[boy 3] Steven!

950
00:50:29,279 --> 00:50:32,407
Or will we show the world what patriots are made of?

951
00:50:32,491 --> 00:50:35,410
[boys] Yeah!

952
00:50:35,494 --> 00:50:37,120
That when things get tough,

953
00:50:37,204 --> 00:50:41,208
we pull ourselves by our bootstraps like true Texans and get after it!

954
00:50:43,126 --> 00:50:46,338
Leave Texas greater than it was when we found it.

955
00:50:46,421 --> 00:50:47,965
-[boy] That's right! -[boy 2] Whoo!

956
00:50:48,048 --> 00:50:50,759
We aren't secessionists, damn it. We are Nationalists!

957
00:50:50,843 --> 00:50:52,678
"One nation under God."

958
00:50:52,761 --> 00:50:56,598
Lovers of the Constitution of the United States of America!

959
00:50:56,682 --> 00:50:59,351
[cheering, applause]

960
00:50:59,434 --> 00:51:02,521
Let's do something great for Texas and amazing for the country.

961
00:51:02,604 --> 00:51:04,022
God bless every single one of you.

962
00:51:04,106 --> 00:51:06,108
[cheering, applause continues]

963
00:51:09,027 --> 00:51:12,281
[René] And a once around for all of our gubernatorial candidates.

964
00:51:16,159 --> 00:51:20,831
And here is to great political leadership and the future of the Nationalist Party.

965
00:51:21,957 --> 00:51:24,459
[applause]

966
00:51:31,842 --> 00:51:33,594
Did you hear me, bro? Did you hear me?

967
00:51:33,677 --> 00:51:35,512
-I was not-- I did not hear anything. -Did you hear me?

968
00:51:35,596 --> 00:51:37,681
-Dude, that was awesome. -Really? You didn't hear me?

969
00:51:37,764 --> 00:51:39,641
Hey, you've heard it a bunch, but that was like--

970
00:51:39,725 --> 00:51:41,268
Oh, yeah. Oh, man.

971
00:51:41,351 --> 00:51:44,188
-[boy] Just kept going, "Steven!" -[boy 2] We were screaming for you, dude.

972
00:51:44,271 --> 00:51:45,564
[Steven] Oh, my-- Dude-- And I--

973
00:51:52,988 --> 00:51:56,116
[Steven] Definitely, my upbringing has led to where I am today.

974
00:51:57,326 --> 00:52:01,163
My mom worked at a gas station. She was undocumented for a time.

975
00:52:01,788 --> 00:52:04,166
She is what I think the American dream should be.

976
00:52:04,249 --> 00:52:06,710
An immigrant who started from the bottom and worked her way up

977
00:52:06,793 --> 00:52:10,005
and is living a okay life in America.

978
00:52:11,882 --> 00:52:14,092
I am third oldest.

979
00:52:14,176 --> 00:52:17,179
I am the first one to get past freshman year of high school.

980
00:52:17,262 --> 00:52:19,890
I'm on the course to be the first one to graduate from high school.

981
00:52:22,809 --> 00:52:25,854
So, it's almost like, uh, I have to succeed.

982
00:52:28,315 --> 00:52:30,108
You know, a parent telling you that they're proud of you

983
00:52:30,192 --> 00:52:34,196
is one of the most amazing things you could ever hear in your entire life.

984
00:52:40,661 --> 00:52:45,499
[man] Okay, first of all, this has to play to over a thousand people.

985
00:52:45,582 --> 00:52:47,960
So you can't come up there with your hands in your pockets.

986
00:52:48,043 --> 00:52:50,587
-Right. -Okay, do it like you're gonna do it

987
00:52:50,671 --> 00:52:52,089
if you make the show.

988
00:52:52,840 --> 00:52:54,383
-Okay. -Let us have it.

989
00:52:56,593 --> 00:52:58,554
[sneezes] Sorry. Excuse me.

990
00:52:58,637 --> 00:53:01,390
[speakers: country music playing]

991
00:53:01,473 --> 00:53:04,518
♪ When I light the fuse I gotta get back quick ♪

992
00:53:04,601 --> 00:53:06,854
♪ You gotta be careful With a dynamite stick ♪

993
00:53:06,937 --> 00:53:08,730
♪ There's antimony, arsenic Aluminum, selenium ♪

994
00:53:08,814 --> 00:53:10,357
♪ And hydrogen and oxygen And nitrogen and rhenium ♪

995
00:53:10,440 --> 00:53:12,317
♪ And nickel, neodymium, neptunium Germanium, and iron, americium-- ♪

996
00:53:12,401 --> 00:53:16,238
Out of all the letters in the alphabet, I only know 25.

997
00:53:16,321 --> 00:53:18,866
The thing is, I just-- I just don't know why.

998
00:53:18,949 --> 00:53:21,660
[playing classical music]

999
00:53:23,871 --> 00:53:26,164
[playing jazz music]

1000
00:53:27,958 --> 00:53:33,130
♪ ...be a hero With sword and armor clashing ♪

1001
00:53:33,213 --> 00:53:36,133
I liked him. He was good. But was he singing something off Shrek?

1002
00:53:36,216 --> 00:53:37,801
-Yeah, he was. Yeah. -Really?

1003
00:53:37,885 --> 00:53:40,470
[speakers: classical music]

1004
00:53:47,477 --> 00:53:48,896
[playing rock music]

1005
00:53:48,979 --> 00:53:52,024
♪ ...on a steel horse I ride ♪

1006
00:53:52,107 --> 00:53:57,279
♪ I'm wanted dead or alive ♪

1007
00:53:58,488 --> 00:53:59,990
[man] Thank you for coming over.

1008
00:54:00,073 --> 00:54:03,911
The results of who makes the show will be posted Thursday morning.

1009
00:54:04,912 --> 00:54:06,038
All right.

1010
00:54:09,791 --> 00:54:11,293
We have so many different views,

1011
00:54:11,376 --> 00:54:14,713
we are not going to get to one perfect view.

1012
00:54:14,796 --> 00:54:17,424
-[René] Right. -Does someone wanna make a statement

1013
00:54:17,508 --> 00:54:20,385
that we could probably choose a side on?

1014
00:54:20,469 --> 00:54:22,679
This whole two sides thing, it's irrelevant.

1015
00:54:22,763 --> 00:54:25,015
-We need to come up with a platform-- -[René] Okay, now hold on.

1016
00:54:25,098 --> 00:54:28,685
How we gonna have a majority when you decide what the majority is?

1017
00:54:28,769 --> 00:54:31,063
We are not-- We are not creating a debate.

1018
00:54:31,146 --> 00:54:33,023
[chattering]

1019
00:54:33,106 --> 00:54:35,526
-[René] All right, hey. -[chattering continues]

1020
00:54:35,609 --> 00:54:37,778
-[boy] Let's calm down a little. -[boy 2] Hey, hey, one quick second.

1021
00:54:37,861 --> 00:54:39,321
I'd like to point out that right now we're getting hung up

1022
00:54:39,404 --> 00:54:41,823
on debating how we're going to debate the issues.

1023
00:54:41,907 --> 00:54:44,368
We should really move on and start the voting procedure,

1024
00:54:44,451 --> 00:54:47,704
or not even the voting procedure, start actually talking about the issues.

1025
00:54:47,788 --> 00:54:48,789
[chattering]

1026
00:54:48,872 --> 00:54:50,958
Guys, let's get this going. Let's get this going.

1027
00:54:51,041 --> 00:54:54,753
Um, progun. Don't really see anything wrong with guns.

1028
00:54:54,837 --> 00:54:57,840
Guns can't hurt people. It's a heart and mental issue.

1029
00:54:57,923 --> 00:55:00,467
[boy] Uh, I concur. Again, I am progun.

1030
00:55:00,551 --> 00:55:04,555
I think that we sh-- maybe need better enforcement of existing gun laws

1031
00:55:04,638 --> 00:55:07,683
-considering some of the recent events. -[boy] All right, René, what's your view?

1032
00:55:07,766 --> 00:55:09,768
Universal background checks.

1033
00:55:09,852 --> 00:55:11,812
-[boy] Already a thing. -No, they're not.

1034
00:55:11,895 --> 00:55:13,272
-[boy 2] No, they are not. -[chattering]

1035
00:55:13,355 --> 00:55:15,566
[boy 3] We need-- we need quiet. We need quiet.

1036
00:55:15,649 --> 00:55:17,734
It's not a debate, so...

1037
00:55:17,818 --> 00:55:21,238
[René] I, like, brought all of my, like, left-leaning, like, T-shirts.

1038
00:55:21,321 --> 00:55:23,991
I was like, "I'mma wear this. I'mma antagonize somebody."

1039
00:55:24,074 --> 00:55:27,786
And then I realized... that's not at all what this is for.

1040
00:55:27,870 --> 00:55:30,914
It's really just about opinions,

1041
00:55:30,998 --> 00:55:33,876
and recognizing and reconciling with them.

1042
00:55:33,959 --> 00:55:36,420
[distant chattering]

1043
00:55:36,503 --> 00:55:39,756
It's experience that shapes opinion.

1044
00:55:39,840 --> 00:55:41,967
So, I thought it was really important for me

1045
00:55:42,050 --> 00:55:46,054
to learn the conservative sides of things, because it forces you to think.

1046
00:55:46,138 --> 00:55:48,891
At first, I was like, "This is a conservative indoctrination camp."

1047
00:55:48,974 --> 00:55:50,434
Then I was like, "Eh, no."

1048
00:55:50,517 --> 00:55:52,561
This is literally what every liberal needs.

1049
00:55:52,644 --> 00:55:53,645
[elevator bell dings]

1050
00:55:53,729 --> 00:55:55,731
[chattering]

1051
00:55:57,691 --> 00:56:02,571
Um, we-- we should definitely use social media in this campaign.

1052
00:56:02,654 --> 00:56:04,698
Like, one of y'all's first actions should be, like,

1053
00:56:04,781 --> 00:56:07,159
the creation of, like, a joint Instagram account,

1054
00:56:07,242 --> 00:56:09,244
-and, like, a Snapchat, and like-- -[boy] That'd be great, yeah.

1055
00:56:09,328 --> 00:56:12,206
On every single campaign poster you have,

1056
00:56:12,289 --> 00:56:14,625
put the links to that and get people on board.

1057
00:56:14,708 --> 00:56:17,127
[boy 2] Actually, I'm pretty good friends with, uh, René, their head.

1058
00:56:17,211 --> 00:56:18,754
I know they made, like, an Instagram account

1059
00:56:18,837 --> 00:56:20,881
-with the sole purpose of impeaching him. -[boys laugh]

1060
00:56:20,964 --> 00:56:23,759
And we could-- Yeah, it's-- it's hilarious. It's hilarious.

1061
00:56:23,842 --> 00:56:26,303
[boy 3] We could put a link up. We could put the link up and everything.

1062
00:56:26,386 --> 00:56:28,680
-[boy 4] What are they called? -Impeach_René.

1063
00:56:28,764 --> 00:56:30,849
[boy 5] "We are the gallery and we call for the immediate"--

1064
00:56:30,933 --> 00:56:32,684
[Ben] Perfect, that's all we need. That's all we need.

1065
00:56:32,768 --> 00:56:34,311
-Hey, can you screenshot this? -[boy 4] Yeah, yeah.

1066
00:56:34,394 --> 00:56:35,896
Make sure it doesn't go away.

1067
00:56:35,979 --> 00:56:37,564
That is something I actually wanted to hit on,

1068
00:56:37,648 --> 00:56:40,734
is that the Nationalist Party is, like, low-key falling apart.

1069
00:56:40,817 --> 00:56:43,487
I think if we, like, portray ourselves like the stable, smart party,

1070
00:56:43,570 --> 00:56:45,322
it'll also sway some Nationalist guys too.

1071
00:56:45,405 --> 00:56:46,823
Because they're, like, super unruly and all that.

1072
00:56:46,907 --> 00:56:48,367
So if they see, like, stability and something,

1073
00:56:48,450 --> 00:56:51,370
like, actually happening over here, they'd want to come over to our side.

1074
00:56:51,453 --> 00:56:52,746
[Ben] I'm state party chairman.

1075
00:56:52,829 --> 00:56:56,041
My job is to get Federalists in office. My job is to beat the other party.

1076
00:56:56,124 --> 00:56:57,960
We wanna drive the narrative home

1077
00:56:58,043 --> 00:57:01,213
that the Nationalists have really bad, corrupt leadership.

1078
00:57:01,296 --> 00:57:04,007
We're gonna do shock and awe. It's gonna be awesome.

1079
00:57:04,091 --> 00:57:06,885
[Ben] I know how to play hard and aggressive when I need to,

1080
00:57:06,969 --> 00:57:09,721
and I know when to make enemies and when to make friends.

1081
00:57:09,805 --> 00:57:11,974
You know, it's politics. You play to win.

1082
00:57:15,435 --> 00:57:21,149
[announcer] Okay, Texas Boys State, the 2018 primary polls are now open.

1083
00:57:21,233 --> 00:57:25,153
You can commence voting. Line up down here at the orange sign.

1084
00:57:25,237 --> 00:57:26,488
[speakers: "Born in the USA" playing]

1085
00:57:26,572 --> 00:57:27,573
That's great!

1086
00:57:27,656 --> 00:57:30,617
This man is the future governor of Boys State.

1087
00:57:30,701 --> 00:57:32,327
-I know you do. -That's a politician's grip.

1088
00:57:32,411 --> 00:57:34,162
-Oh, yeah. -Let's go, man.

1089
00:57:34,246 --> 00:57:36,290
-[announcer continues, indistinct] -Oh, oh.

1090
00:57:36,373 --> 00:57:39,626
This backflip right here is for Eddy P.C. for governor!

1091
00:57:41,253 --> 00:57:43,714
[boys] Yeah!

1092
00:57:43,797 --> 00:57:45,924
-[chattering] -What do you think about Eddy?

1093
00:57:46,008 --> 00:57:46,967
What?

1094
00:57:47,050 --> 00:57:48,886
What do you think about Eddy as a candidate?

1095
00:57:48,969 --> 00:57:51,054
He's good. He's our best bet. I'd vote for him.

1096
00:57:51,138 --> 00:57:52,139
Who's the other guy?

1097
00:57:53,807 --> 00:57:56,768
[Robert] Hey, go-- go rally 'em for me after this, will ya? I'm serious.

1098
00:57:56,852 --> 00:57:59,813
-Robert for governor. -Rob. Even Rob. Rob's enough.

1099
00:57:59,897 --> 00:58:01,523
[chanting] Rob, Rob, Rob, Rob, Rob,

1100
00:58:01,607 --> 00:58:03,692
-[Robert] Rob's enough. -Rob, Rob, Rob, Rob, Rob.

1101
00:58:03,775 --> 00:58:05,944
-I love it, boys. I love it. I love it. -See that?

1102
00:58:06,028 --> 00:58:09,656
-Thinking about voting Rob for governor? -I'm voting for Steven!

1103
00:58:09,740 --> 00:58:11,950
-[scoffs] -Yeah.

1104
00:58:12,034 --> 00:58:13,493
I respect that, I really do.

1105
00:58:13,577 --> 00:58:14,912
-He's a good guy. -Steven's a good guy.

1106
00:58:14,995 --> 00:58:16,872
-Yeah. -I like Steven. I like Steven a lot.

1107
00:58:16,955 --> 00:58:18,415
-Good luck though. -[boy] I'm gonna be honest.

1108
00:58:18,498 --> 00:58:19,833
I didn't know you before that speech,

1109
00:58:19,917 --> 00:58:22,794
but, like, your speech just really stood out. [chuckles]

1110
00:58:22,878 --> 00:58:23,921
[Steven] Thank you.

1111
00:58:24,004 --> 00:58:25,506
[Steven] Primary rules are,

1112
00:58:25,589 --> 00:58:27,508
you're gonna have to get 50% of the vote plus one

1113
00:58:27,591 --> 00:58:29,092
to become the nominee.

1114
00:58:29,176 --> 00:58:30,260
Fourteen candidates.

1115
00:58:30,344 --> 00:58:33,347
It'll be very difficult for someone to get over 50% of the vote.

1116
00:58:33,430 --> 00:58:34,598
[boy] You're getting my vote, man.

1117
00:58:34,681 --> 00:58:35,891
So it's likely gonna trigger a runoff election

1118
00:58:35,974 --> 00:58:37,392
which will be held tomorrow.

1119
00:58:37,476 --> 00:58:40,145
Top two candidates who finish first and second will move into that runoff,

1120
00:58:40,229 --> 00:58:42,564
and voters will choose who their nominee will be,

1121
00:58:42,648 --> 00:58:44,191
then go into the-- the general.

1122
00:58:44,274 --> 00:58:46,151
[shouting]

1123
00:58:53,075 --> 00:58:55,244
[Robert] As to the political views voiced in my speech,

1124
00:58:55,327 --> 00:58:57,371
those are-- those are not my own.

1125
00:58:57,454 --> 00:59:01,208
I'm playing this like a game. I would like very much to win.

1126
00:59:03,293 --> 00:59:08,006
This is a very, very conservative group we have here.

1127
00:59:08,799 --> 00:59:10,092
Very conservative.

1128
00:59:10,843 --> 00:59:13,345
My-- My stance on abortion would not line up well

1129
00:59:13,428 --> 00:59:17,140
with the guys out there at all, so I chose to pick a new stance.

1130
00:59:19,101 --> 00:59:22,437
We're-- That's politics, I think.

1131
00:59:22,521 --> 00:59:23,730
That's politics.

1132
00:59:25,649 --> 00:59:27,317
If I win, I'm-- I'm the governor.

1133
00:59:28,026 --> 00:59:30,737
Sometimes you gotta say what you gotta say in an attempt to win.

1134
00:59:32,155 --> 00:59:34,116
I'm-- I'm pro-choice.

1135
00:59:34,616 --> 00:59:36,535
I haven't voiced that very loudly.

1136
00:59:38,370 --> 00:59:43,959
I've realized that sometimes you can't win on what you believe in your heart.

1137
00:59:44,835 --> 00:59:47,462
Sometimes that is a minority opinion.

1138
00:59:47,546 --> 00:59:51,425
But you can't win on a minority opinion in a democracy.

1139
00:59:53,677 --> 00:59:57,598
It's a morally questionable thing to-- to lie in politics. It really is.

1140
01:00:00,475 --> 01:00:03,312
And there's no real excuse for it. I wish people did it less. I really do.

1141
01:00:03,395 --> 01:00:06,481
So I really shouldn't be contributing to that trend, I'm not gonna lie.

1142
01:00:06,565 --> 01:00:08,817
I really shouldn't be adding to that.

1143
01:00:08,901 --> 01:00:11,528
I wish politicians were more truthful, but--

1144
01:00:11,612 --> 01:00:15,490
but getting here certainly gave me a new appreciation

1145
01:00:15,574 --> 01:00:18,076
for why politicians lie to get into office.

1146
01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:20,829
[country music playing]

1147
01:00:44,311 --> 01:00:47,564
It's like, if it is going to be, like, political, then it needs to be like...

1148
01:00:47,648 --> 01:00:49,107
-[boy] Nonpartisan. -To-- Yeah, well--

1149
01:00:49,191 --> 01:00:52,277
[boy 2] I wonder if we should move away from this, like, this party-party thing.

1150
01:00:52,361 --> 01:00:54,071
Like, why don't we just be Americans?

1151
01:00:54,154 --> 01:00:56,490
Like, not Democrat, Republican, just American.

1152
01:00:56,573 --> 01:00:59,117
Washington said that the party system would be the death of America.

1153
01:00:59,201 --> 01:01:00,953
[boy] Because we've become too entrenched in our views--

1154
01:01:01,036 --> 01:01:01,870
Yeah, exactly.

1155
01:01:01,954 --> 01:01:03,956
[boy 3] But with everyone going far right and far left,

1156
01:01:04,039 --> 01:01:08,252
you kinda gotta make promises to the far side to get that.

1157
01:01:08,335 --> 01:01:10,546
And then-- then you can change it if you want in office.

1158
01:01:10,629 --> 01:01:12,840
But the problem is you won't get elected again.

1159
01:01:12,923 --> 01:01:15,259
'Cause all your trust will be thrown out the window.

1160
01:01:19,555 --> 01:01:21,181
This smells like teen spirit.

1161
01:01:21,265 --> 01:01:23,809
[chattering]

1162
01:01:30,899 --> 01:01:32,693
[Robert] I'm in the runoff tomorrow.

1163
01:01:32,776 --> 01:01:34,069
This is taking a...

1164
01:01:34,152 --> 01:01:35,571
And that was my goal, really,

1165
01:01:35,654 --> 01:01:40,993
was to be in the-- in the runoff for Nationalist Party governor.

1166
01:01:44,872 --> 01:01:45,998
I'm on the ballot.

1167
01:01:47,833 --> 01:01:48,834
[camera clicks]

1168
01:01:52,171 --> 01:01:53,505
Wow, it's a runoff.

1169
01:01:53,589 --> 01:01:57,968
So, "Steven Garza 150. Uh, Robert MacDougall 35."

1170
01:02:23,368 --> 01:02:28,207
[Steven] Napoleon Bonaparte is my favorite historical figure.

1171
01:02:28,290 --> 01:02:31,335
He was of lesser noble birth, not rich at all.

1172
01:02:33,587 --> 01:02:37,799
Works his way through the ranks in a very tumultuous time period.

1173
01:02:38,800 --> 01:02:41,845
Had the ambition to become something bigger.

1174
01:02:42,846 --> 01:02:45,933
Had the ability to inspire men.

1175
01:02:46,016 --> 01:02:47,768
Generals would say that Napoleon's presence on the field

1176
01:02:47,851 --> 01:02:49,853
was worth 40,000 soldiers.

1177
01:02:49,937 --> 01:02:55,859
His confidence and his ambition is what I'd like to be.

1178
01:03:00,364 --> 01:03:03,450
[Robert] I had one-fifth the votes that Steven did yesterday.

1179
01:03:04,535 --> 01:03:06,537
I made that runoff by two votes.

1180
01:03:07,538 --> 01:03:09,122
I thought he did great.

1181
01:03:09,206 --> 01:03:12,793
He spoke from the heart, and the people loved it.

1182
01:03:12,876 --> 01:03:14,711
And I love both those things.

1183
01:03:16,338 --> 01:03:19,091
He is more qualified than I am by a solid margin.

1184
01:03:19,174 --> 01:03:23,220
And for the sake of my mental health and party unity,

1185
01:03:23,303 --> 01:03:26,390
I may resign and endorse Steven.

1186
01:03:26,473 --> 01:03:28,475
[chattering]

1187
01:03:32,187 --> 01:03:33,897
Is the congregation ready to begin?

1188
01:03:33,981 --> 01:03:36,108
-[boys] Yeah! Yes! -Fantastic.

1189
01:03:37,025 --> 01:03:41,071
Before we begin any gubernatorial runoff speeches,

1190
01:03:41,154 --> 01:03:42,990
is there any motions on the floor?

1191
01:03:43,073 --> 01:03:44,074
[boy] Motion!

1192
01:03:44,157 --> 01:03:47,327
Motion that we secure the platform before proceeding in the debates.

1193
01:03:47,411 --> 01:03:49,413
[boys] Second. Second. Second.

1194
01:03:49,496 --> 01:03:52,833
That's a ratification process. All those in favor, please rise.

1195
01:03:54,668 --> 01:03:57,254
Ratifying the platform! Come on, guys!

1196
01:03:57,337 --> 01:03:59,089
[René] Fantastic. That is a majority.

1197
01:04:00,174 --> 01:04:01,008
Congratulations.

1198
01:04:01,091 --> 01:04:04,887
We just mixed the final ingredient to make us a true party.

1199
01:04:04,970 --> 01:04:07,598
Yeah! Yeah!

1200
01:04:09,349 --> 01:04:11,476
-Recognized. -Motion to recall the party chairman.

1201
01:04:11,560 --> 01:04:13,312
-[boy] Shut up! -[boy 2] Second it.

1202
01:04:13,395 --> 01:04:16,690
[René] I'm happy to entertain an impeachment trial

1203
01:04:16,773 --> 01:04:18,150
if that's what you want to do.

1204
01:04:18,233 --> 01:04:20,819
But only at the discretion of the majority of the chamber

1205
01:04:20,903 --> 01:04:23,780
as outlined by the impeachment articles.

1206
01:04:23,864 --> 01:04:27,784
So, all those in favor, gallery included, please rise.

1207
01:04:27,868 --> 01:04:29,995
-[boy 3] No. -[boy 4] Gallery included.

1208
01:04:30,078 --> 01:04:32,080
[clamoring]

1209
01:04:37,753 --> 01:04:41,381
[boys chanting] René, René, René, René.

1210
01:04:41,465 --> 01:04:43,926
I ain't gonna cheer his name, but I ain't gonna impeach him either.

1211
01:04:44,009 --> 01:04:46,762
[René] That is about 12 out of 550.

1212
01:04:46,845 --> 01:04:49,014
[cheering]

1213
01:04:51,517 --> 01:04:54,436
So I have a suggestion for your small numbers.

1214
01:04:54,520 --> 01:04:56,939
Maybe start an intramural basketball team?

1215
01:04:57,022 --> 01:04:59,024
[cheering]

1216
01:05:05,864 --> 01:05:09,117
Without further ado, I'd like to leave this up to your secretary.

1217
01:05:13,914 --> 01:05:16,667
-I'm glad that happened. [chuckles] -I'm pretty glad too.

1218
01:05:16,750 --> 01:05:18,126
He got 30 votes.

1219
01:05:19,294 --> 01:05:22,172
-I didn't do great myself. -You got 35. He had 150.

1220
01:05:22,256 --> 01:05:24,591
Yeah, no. I'm probably gonna resign.

1221
01:05:24,675 --> 01:05:27,261
No. Don't. Go for it.

1222
01:05:28,762 --> 01:05:29,763
Big dog!

1223
01:05:31,306 --> 01:05:34,810
So, we're going to begin with our first runoff election

1224
01:05:34,893 --> 01:05:37,729
-with Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. -[message alert]

1225
01:05:38,856 --> 01:05:41,859
I, Jarrett Brown, will make sure

1226
01:05:41,942 --> 01:05:44,570
the court cases you want to hear are heard.

1227
01:05:44,653 --> 01:05:48,490
Like those addressing the most fundamental right as Texans.

1228
01:05:48,991 --> 01:05:50,576
The protection of the Second Amendment

1229
01:05:50,659 --> 01:05:53,203
from the Clinton-loving, abortion-supporting,

1230
01:05:53,287 --> 01:05:57,791
fake news-supporting, liberal snowflakes who wanna take away our guns.

1231
01:05:57,875 --> 01:05:59,084
[cheers, applause]

1232
01:05:59,168 --> 01:06:03,672
I, Justice Jarrett, promise to take the Supreme Court supreme again.

1233
01:06:09,553 --> 01:06:10,888
[René] And as now we're moving on

1234
01:06:10,971 --> 01:06:13,390
to the most distinguished position of the Nationalist party,

1235
01:06:13,473 --> 01:06:16,476
-let's go over a few ground rules. -Let-- Let me ask you this.

1236
01:06:17,060 --> 01:06:18,854
-Do you support the Second Amendment? -Yes.

1237
01:06:18,937 --> 01:06:21,481
Yeah, I have a part about that 'cause people seem kinda confused over it.

1238
01:06:21,565 --> 01:06:22,608
'Cause these guys are talking about that.

1239
01:06:22,691 --> 01:06:24,484
I don't-- I don't wanna attack you for it. I really--

1240
01:06:24,568 --> 01:06:26,528
No, no. You're not wrong at all. I'm gonna defend it right now.

1241
01:06:26,612 --> 01:06:27,696
-Why I got involved. -Okay.

1242
01:06:27,779 --> 01:06:29,907
Then you go up first then, and talk about it then.

1243
01:06:29,990 --> 01:06:32,159
So, without further ado, it brings me great joy

1244
01:06:32,242 --> 01:06:37,289
to finally conclude this runoff by bringing up our gubernatorial electees.

1245
01:06:37,372 --> 01:06:40,375
[cheers, applause]

1246
01:06:40,459 --> 01:06:43,253
[boys] Steven! Steven!

1247
01:06:44,004 --> 01:06:47,049
[Steven] Well, I'm gonna stray away from my prepared speech a little bit.

1248
01:06:47,132 --> 01:06:50,511
A few months ago, after the-- the Parkland High School shooting,

1249
01:06:50,594 --> 01:06:53,972
I became an organizer for the March for Our Lives Houston.

1250
01:06:54,056 --> 01:06:56,850
There were over 800 marches across the world.

1251
01:06:56,934 --> 01:07:01,355
I am not anti-Second Amendment. I am pro-guns.

1252
01:07:01,438 --> 01:07:03,774
But I'm also a common sense kinda person.

1253
01:07:03,857 --> 01:07:06,235
For the collective security of the people,

1254
01:07:06,318 --> 01:07:09,154
someone should not be able to own a rocket launcher.

1255
01:07:09,238 --> 01:07:12,074
-[boys] They can't. They can't. -[chattering]

1256
01:07:12,157 --> 01:07:16,620
[Steven] Exactly. Listen! I'm using it as a example.

1257
01:07:16,703 --> 01:07:19,623
-[boy 2] Then give me a better one. -[boy 3] Better example.

1258
01:07:20,499 --> 01:07:23,126
Listen, I support, and the majority of the country supports,

1259
01:07:23,210 --> 01:07:24,670
universal background checks.

1260
01:07:24,753 --> 01:07:26,338
-I hope that you all support that. -[applause]

1261
01:07:26,421 --> 01:07:28,924
That is something that we could all agree on.

1262
01:07:29,007 --> 01:07:30,467
That is my campaign.

1263
01:07:31,093 --> 01:07:33,136
But listen, not too long ago,

1264
01:07:33,220 --> 01:07:35,681
Santa Fe High School was shot up not far from where I live.

1265
01:07:37,349 --> 01:07:39,560
And that-- It hurts, man.

1266
01:07:39,643 --> 01:07:44,481
It-- It, you know, those-- Seeing, um... those people,

1267
01:07:44,565 --> 01:07:46,859
these kids who shouldn't go through these things.

1268
01:07:46,942 --> 01:07:48,902
We can do something about it. We don't have to just--

1269
01:07:48,986 --> 01:07:50,362
Because we don't agree on everything doesn't mean

1270
01:07:50,445 --> 01:07:52,573
that we shouldn't come to the table and talk to each other.

1271
01:07:52,656 --> 01:07:55,492
We should choose something, you know, we can protect our fellow teenagers.

1272
01:07:55,576 --> 01:07:58,120
And not just our teenagers, people going out to a nightclub, man,

1273
01:07:58,203 --> 01:08:00,205
or a movie theater. We shouldn't have to worry about that.

1274
01:08:00,289 --> 01:08:01,915
And that's why I'm running to be a governor,

1275
01:08:01,999 --> 01:08:05,169
because I wanna find out what we can all agree on and run that together.

1276
01:08:05,252 --> 01:08:08,172
I'm running a campaign to unite all of us

1277
01:08:08,255 --> 01:08:12,634
and show the adults that the kids are all right

1278
01:08:12,718 --> 01:08:14,052
and that we can do it better than them.

1279
01:08:14,136 --> 01:08:17,264
If we can come to an agreement on gun reform or immigration,

1280
01:08:17,346 --> 01:08:20,559
something that the adults who have been in this game for decades can't do,

1281
01:08:20,642 --> 01:08:23,353
we're gonna show what the leaders of tomorrow look like today.

1282
01:08:23,437 --> 01:08:26,231
-Thank you. -[cheering, applause]

1283
01:08:32,696 --> 01:08:34,615
Hey, that was awesome, man.

1284
01:08:34,698 --> 01:08:36,158
-Thank you. -Might be fun working with you.

1285
01:08:36,241 --> 01:08:38,368
Thank you for finally being the voice of reason.

1286
01:08:38,452 --> 01:08:40,578
-Good morning. -[boys] Good morning.

1287
01:08:40,662 --> 01:08:43,749
First, let me say that I'm very honored

1288
01:08:43,832 --> 01:08:48,212
to be running not against but alongside...

1289
01:08:48,295 --> 01:08:50,714
um, Steven Garcia.

1290
01:08:50,796 --> 01:08:52,381
-[boy] Garza. -[boy 2] Yeah!

1291
01:08:52,466 --> 01:08:53,926
Garza. I'm so sorry.

1292
01:08:54,009 --> 01:08:55,594
Hey, guys, guys,

1293
01:08:55,676 --> 01:08:57,638
I'm-- I'm so sorry. I just have--

1294
01:08:57,720 --> 01:09:01,725
I just have "S.G." written in my notes here. I'm so sorry.

1295
01:09:01,808 --> 01:09:04,478
-Steven, I meant-- I meant no offense. -[Steven chuckles]

1296
01:09:04,560 --> 01:09:08,774
So, first and foremost,

1297
01:09:08,857 --> 01:09:12,444
I am unabashedly pro-Second Amendment.

1298
01:09:12,528 --> 01:09:13,569
[boy] Amen, MacDougall!

1299
01:09:13,654 --> 01:09:17,616
If we cannot defend ourselves, what are we but insects?

1300
01:09:18,283 --> 01:09:22,453
Second, for every child up for adoption,

1301
01:09:22,537 --> 01:09:27,167
there are 30 loving couples looking to adopt a child.

1302
01:09:27,251 --> 01:09:32,381
Why should we deny that future Texan their-- their right to life?

1303
01:09:36,343 --> 01:09:39,345
It's to y'all now. Thank you.

1304
01:09:39,429 --> 01:09:42,432
[marching band playing "Paint It Black"]

1305
01:09:52,024 --> 01:09:54,027
[music continues]

1306
01:10:11,420 --> 01:10:12,421
[music ends]

1307
01:10:13,463 --> 01:10:15,799
[announcer] How about it? That's the Boys State band.

1308
01:10:16,508 --> 01:10:19,386
However it goes, if you win, I support you fully.

1309
01:10:19,928 --> 01:10:21,722
-Likewise, bro. -Hope for the same from you. All right.

1310
01:10:21,805 --> 01:10:23,098
-Thank you so much. -God bless. Good luck.

1311
01:10:23,182 --> 01:10:28,061
[band] Oh! Oh!

1312
01:10:28,145 --> 01:10:29,605
[boy] Steven!

1313
01:10:29,688 --> 01:10:33,108
[chanting, indistinct]

1314
01:10:38,238 --> 01:10:40,032
[Ben] Hey, gang. Can I get through?

1315
01:10:40,866 --> 01:10:43,493
Hey, dude. Regardless of what happens,

1316
01:10:43,577 --> 01:10:46,038
like, in these elections and how the parties were run

1317
01:10:46,121 --> 01:10:48,248
and any of the dirt that gets flung around,

1318
01:10:48,332 --> 01:10:51,210
I have heard, besides some, like, nonsense impeachment stuff,

1319
01:10:51,293 --> 01:10:53,545
that you have actually done, like, a fantastic job running your party.

1320
01:10:53,629 --> 01:10:55,923
-Thank you so much. You too. -So, whatever happens, dude,

1321
01:10:56,006 --> 01:10:58,967
best of luck, and just know that, like, your efforts are recognized.

1322
01:10:59,051 --> 01:11:01,094
-Thank you. You too. -Yeah, you seem like a cool dude.

1323
01:11:01,178 --> 01:11:03,388
-So, yeah, we're all good. -We're just doing our jobs.

1324
01:11:03,472 --> 01:11:04,973
For sure, we're just doing our jobs.

1325
01:11:06,808 --> 01:11:08,435
[announcer] Federalist state party chairman,

1326
01:11:08,519 --> 01:11:10,229
we need you up here at the front.

1327
01:11:10,312 --> 01:11:14,816
Nationalist and Federalist state party chairmen, come on up.

1328
01:11:14,900 --> 01:11:16,318
[cheering, applause]

1329
01:11:16,401 --> 01:11:20,072
[chanting] René, René! René, René!

1330
01:11:20,155 --> 01:11:23,116
All right, Federalists, what are we gonna do tomorrow?

1331
01:11:23,200 --> 01:11:25,160
[Federalists] Sweep!

1332
01:11:25,244 --> 01:11:28,288
-We're gonna sweep 'em, right? -Yeah!

1333
01:11:28,372 --> 01:11:29,831
We're gonna win, right?

1334
01:11:29,915 --> 01:11:31,750
[Federalists] Yeah!

1335
01:11:31,834 --> 01:11:33,377
[Ben] All right, settle down. Settle down.

1336
01:11:33,460 --> 01:11:34,461
Hold on.

1337
01:11:35,295 --> 01:11:37,130
We've gotta announce the governor tonight.

1338
01:11:37,881 --> 01:11:40,926
The winner for the Federalist party,

1339
01:11:41,009 --> 01:11:43,470
the man, the myth, the legend,

1340
01:11:43,554 --> 01:11:46,181
the American warrior...

1341
01:11:46,265 --> 01:11:49,142
Eddy P.C., get up here!

1342
01:11:49,226 --> 01:11:51,854
-[cheering] -[chanting] Eddy! Eddy! Eddy! Eddy!

1343
01:11:51,937 --> 01:11:55,190
Eddy! Eddy! Eddy! Eddy!

1344
01:12:00,612 --> 01:12:01,822
[boy] We love you, Eddy!

1345
01:12:01,905 --> 01:12:05,075
[René] And finally, for the Nationalist party...

1346
01:12:08,287 --> 01:12:09,288
[boy] René!

1347
01:12:10,163 --> 01:12:13,166
It's the quiet voice in the storm...

1348
01:12:13,250 --> 01:12:14,877
Steven Garza!

1349
01:12:14,960 --> 01:12:17,629
[cheering, applause]

1350
01:12:23,969 --> 01:12:29,099
[chanting] Steven, Steven, Steven, Steven, Steven, Steven,

1351
01:12:29,183 --> 01:12:32,186
Steven, Steven, Steven, Steven!

1352
01:12:32,269 --> 01:12:33,562
[cheering]

1353
01:12:33,645 --> 01:12:35,272
Nationalists!

1354
01:12:38,942 --> 01:12:43,238
[chanting] Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats!

1355
01:12:43,322 --> 01:12:47,117
Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats! Nats!

1356
01:12:50,037 --> 01:12:52,122
[chanting continues]

1357
01:12:54,958 --> 01:12:59,379
Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds!

1358
01:13:00,797 --> 01:13:02,508
It was a fight well fought on your part.

1359
01:13:02,591 --> 01:13:03,592
It was. It was.

1360
01:13:04,301 --> 01:13:05,928
Gentlemen, it is exciting,

1361
01:13:06,011 --> 01:13:09,556
and tomorrow, you've got a great day for general elections.

1362
01:13:09,640 --> 01:13:11,558
Tonight, you've got a lot of rest.

1363
01:13:11,642 --> 01:13:13,560
-Tomorrow is the general election. -[boy] My boy!

1364
01:13:13,644 --> 01:13:16,021
Let's go win this thing, man. Come on. You got this.

1365
01:13:16,355 --> 01:13:17,397
Good win, dude.

1366
01:13:18,023 --> 01:13:19,691
You deserved it.

1367
01:13:19,775 --> 01:13:22,194
-Just take it. -[Ben] Tonight's gonna be busy, okay?

1368
01:13:22,277 --> 01:13:24,738
I need to talk with the governor, lieutenant governor,

1369
01:13:24,821 --> 01:13:27,074
and attorney general campaigns about speeches.

1370
01:13:27,157 --> 01:13:29,284
That's what I'm best at. You know me. I'm a hype man.

1371
01:13:30,160 --> 01:13:34,122
Hey, I did things. I made mistakes.

1372
01:13:34,206 --> 01:13:36,542
They have consequences. All actions do.

1373
01:13:37,376 --> 01:13:41,088
[Robert] I took the view, if they were all being loud and crazy,

1374
01:13:41,171 --> 01:13:42,756
that's what they wanted to be.

1375
01:13:42,840 --> 01:13:45,008
That if I played to that, they'd love it.

1376
01:13:45,092 --> 01:13:46,885
But thinking about it now,

1377
01:13:46,969 --> 01:13:49,221
I think they actually...

1378
01:13:50,764 --> 01:13:54,351
like, on the inside, wanted to be serious.

1379
01:13:54,434 --> 01:13:57,396
And I didn't think about that as a possibility.

1380
01:13:59,523 --> 01:14:01,608
-[boy] Steven! -[cheering]

1381
01:14:03,110 --> 01:14:08,240
Hey, from now on, I don't care what color is on the name tag. We are Team Garza.

1382
01:14:08,323 --> 01:14:10,701
♪ I'm on my way ♪

1383
01:14:10,784 --> 01:14:16,415
♪ I'm on my way Home, sweet home ♪

1384
01:14:18,792 --> 01:14:20,961
[Ben] Eddy, you almost won the entire party.

1385
01:14:21,044 --> 01:14:22,880
You came very close to doing that.

1386
01:14:23,463 --> 01:14:27,801
You have a special opportunity because Steven, the Nationalist candidate--

1387
01:14:27,885 --> 01:14:29,428
I've already been thinking about it.

1388
01:14:29,511 --> 01:14:32,806
He led a March for Our Lives rally in Houston.

1389
01:14:32,890 --> 01:14:36,560
And we could easily spin that to be he is anti-gun.

1390
01:14:36,643 --> 01:14:38,061
And we can go to, like, March for Our--

1391
01:14:38,145 --> 01:14:40,647
You know, we can, like, find, like, David Hogg quotes and stuff.

1392
01:14:40,731 --> 01:14:42,983
And I wanna go first, ideally, 'cause I can say,

1393
01:14:43,066 --> 01:14:45,819
"They say actions speak louder than words,

1394
01:14:45,903 --> 01:14:48,113
and whether he says, like, he supports guns or not,

1395
01:14:48,197 --> 01:14:50,073
-like, let's see what his actions are." -Yeah.

1396
01:14:50,157 --> 01:14:52,367
I like that and that ties in with the campaign's approach.

1397
01:14:52,451 --> 01:14:56,371
So, you are going up against, like, a pretty steep competitor,

1398
01:14:56,455 --> 01:14:59,750
and I think it's gonna come down to a lot of sleeper votes, right?

1399
01:14:59,833 --> 01:15:03,879
The people who aren't engaged at all, you need to hype them up.

1400
01:15:03,962 --> 01:15:07,841
And I understand your voice is shot, and there's nothing we can do about it--

1401
01:15:07,925 --> 01:15:09,468
If I have a mic, I can manage.

1402
01:15:09,551 --> 01:15:13,722
Yeah. Tomorrow is gonna be a really crazy day for all of us,

1403
01:15:13,805 --> 01:15:17,100
and, like, we're all gonna have to, like, think on our feet...

1404
01:15:17,184 --> 01:15:18,685
or stumps.

1405
01:15:18,769 --> 01:15:21,396
-[chuckles] There it is. -There it is.

1406
01:15:22,147 --> 01:15:24,691
[Ben] Something I admire Eddy for, is I think he's a great guy.

1407
01:15:24,775 --> 01:15:26,693
Like, he's a very good friend of mine now.

1408
01:15:26,777 --> 01:15:29,947
He-- Like, 20 people compared him to Ben Shapiro.

1409
01:15:30,030 --> 01:15:32,491
People have come up to him and they're like, "You remind me of Ben Shapiro."

1410
01:15:32,574 --> 01:15:34,034
[Eddy] I know what I'm talking about.

1411
01:15:34,117 --> 01:15:38,163
I have evidence to support my answers, and you've heard this. I know statistics.

1412
01:15:38,247 --> 01:15:42,334
Eddy knew his facts, or at least presented to the audience that he knew his facts.

1413
01:15:42,417 --> 01:15:45,838
I've wanted to address for a long time the unemployment rates of veterans,

1414
01:15:45,921 --> 01:15:48,549
4.8 compared to the 3.5 national average.

1415
01:15:48,632 --> 01:15:53,428
Increasing the police forces so that they're not outnumbered in a 1-500 ratio.

1416
01:15:53,512 --> 01:15:56,682
[cheers, applause]

1417
01:15:56,765 --> 01:16:00,269
Hey, this is Will Adams, and I'm here with the man himself, Eddy.

1418
01:16:00,352 --> 01:16:03,188
We were just in there for your speech. That was an incredible speech.

1419
01:16:03,272 --> 01:16:05,524
Like, you blew my mind, man.

1420
01:16:05,607 --> 01:16:10,028
What has-- what has gotten you to this point of such godlike speech skills?

1421
01:16:10,112 --> 01:16:14,241
Uh, I-- I wouldn't go so far as to say "godlike." I would say--

1422
01:16:14,324 --> 01:16:16,577
Hold on, hold on.

1423
01:16:16,660 --> 01:16:21,164
Tone it down a little bit. You can't be like, "Look at this dude. He's great!"

1424
01:16:21,248 --> 01:16:24,084
[Eddy] I just feel awkward. This man's idolizing me.

1425
01:16:24,168 --> 01:16:27,171
If for your final question, we ask something like, um,

1426
01:16:27,254 --> 01:16:29,464
"In one sentence, summarize why you would be the best governor,"

1427
01:16:29,548 --> 01:16:32,676
because it, like-- and tie your name into it and do, like, brand recognition,

1428
01:16:32,759 --> 01:16:34,720
because, like, we don't want people to get to the polling stations

1429
01:16:34,803 --> 01:16:36,346
and, like, not know who you are.

1430
01:16:36,430 --> 01:16:38,724
[Eddy] Ben Feinstein and I, I think we work really well together.

1431
01:16:38,807 --> 01:16:42,269
What's crazy is how, like, well our political views align.

1432
01:16:42,352 --> 01:16:45,314
Talking about what-- what's important for the Federalist party.

1433
01:16:45,397 --> 01:16:47,399
Three, two, one.

1434
01:16:48,525 --> 01:16:52,112
Eddy, what would you say your definition of the American dream is?

1435
01:16:52,196 --> 01:16:53,614
[Eddy] I think us governor candidates

1436
01:16:53,697 --> 01:16:56,825
are seen more as the flashy "make change now" guys,

1437
01:16:56,909 --> 01:17:00,245
and I think every flashy "make change now" guy

1438
01:17:00,329 --> 01:17:02,206
really needs a wise leader to work with.

1439
01:17:02,289 --> 01:17:05,459
Great, and what would you say your best feature is?

1440
01:17:05,542 --> 01:17:07,544
Oh. My abs.

1441
01:17:07,628 --> 01:17:10,172
-Rock solid, ladies and gentlemen. -[boy] I think that's great. All right.

1442
01:17:13,008 --> 01:17:16,261
I'm not even gonna lie. The lead guy from y'all's party...

1443
01:17:16,345 --> 01:17:17,346
-Yeah. -What's his name?

1444
01:17:17,429 --> 01:17:19,640
-I don't know. -Brady? Eddy? Eddy.

1445
01:17:20,474 --> 01:17:22,100
I talked to Eddy today.

1446
01:17:23,602 --> 01:17:26,522
He thinks he is God on Earth.

1447
01:17:26,605 --> 01:17:28,190
-[boy] Yeah, a little bit. -That's what everybody's been telling me.

1448
01:17:28,273 --> 01:17:30,150
-Oh, my God. -I haven't heard anything from him,

1449
01:17:30,234 --> 01:17:32,277
-but that's the only thing I've heard. -I talked to him today.

1450
01:17:32,361 --> 01:17:35,864
I mean, I would-- I would be, like, morally outraged if he won.

1451
01:17:35,948 --> 01:17:38,742
[boy] It'll probably be a Nationalist governor this year, honestly.

1452
01:17:38,825 --> 01:17:41,787
[boy 2] Yeah. I was, like-- In the beginning, I was all about, like...

1453
01:17:43,330 --> 01:17:46,583
[announcer] I wish we had time for everyone who auditioned to come up,

1454
01:17:46,667 --> 01:17:48,043
but we just don't.

1455
01:17:48,126 --> 01:17:51,630
Being up here as a performer is being a leader.

1456
01:17:52,172 --> 01:17:55,843
[playing marching music]

1457
01:18:03,642 --> 01:18:06,353
[playing dance music]

1458
01:18:08,230 --> 01:18:09,648
[cheering]

1459
01:18:17,072 --> 01:18:19,199
[cheering]

1460
01:18:21,034 --> 01:18:24,162
[speakers: "The Final Countdown" playing]

1461
01:18:30,961 --> 01:18:34,256
[cheering]

1462
01:18:35,966 --> 01:18:38,093
♪ Well it goes like this ♪

1463
01:18:38,177 --> 01:18:40,345
♪ The fourth, the fifth ♪

1464
01:18:40,429 --> 01:18:44,683
♪ The minor fall and the major lift ♪

1465
01:18:44,766 --> 01:18:51,648
♪ The baffled king composing Hallelujah ♪

1466
01:18:51,732 --> 01:18:53,442
[cheering]

1467
01:18:53,525 --> 01:18:57,529
♪ Hallelujah ♪

1468
01:18:57,613 --> 01:19:01,617
♪ Hallelujah ♪

1469
01:19:01,700 --> 01:19:06,163
♪ Hallelujah ♪

1470
01:19:06,246 --> 01:19:13,170
♪ Hallelujah ♪

1471
01:19:13,253 --> 01:19:16,590
[cheering, applause]

1472
01:19:29,561 --> 01:19:32,564
[horn honking]

1473
01:19:33,482 --> 01:19:34,483
What's up?

1474
01:19:34,566 --> 01:19:36,235
Ready for your speech today?

1475
01:19:36,318 --> 01:19:37,569
Uh, my speeches, yeah.

1476
01:19:37,653 --> 01:19:40,072
So, I guess we have to give, like, four speeches.

1477
01:19:40,155 --> 01:19:43,158
[boy] Yeah, yeah. It's the same speech four times.

1478
01:19:43,867 --> 01:19:46,787
[boy 2] What's happening right now is that we're always like,

1479
01:19:46,870 --> 01:19:49,540
"Oh, yeah, beat down the Federalists. We're better than the Federalists."

1480
01:19:49,623 --> 01:19:51,625
But that's not how you get Federalists

1481
01:19:51,708 --> 01:19:52,709
-to vote for us. -We can't piss them off.

1482
01:19:52,793 --> 01:19:54,461
We also can't just be like-- We can't suck up to them,

1483
01:19:54,545 --> 01:19:56,004
'cause we're gonna alienate our own base as well.

1484
01:19:56,088 --> 01:19:57,422
-That's true. -Yeah. We have to make sure

1485
01:19:57,506 --> 01:20:01,593
that we seem so impressive that Federalists want to vote for us.

1486
01:20:01,677 --> 01:20:03,011
But we have to, like, prompt them.

1487
01:20:03,095 --> 01:20:05,806
We have to prompt the Federalists to mudsling at us.

1488
01:20:05,889 --> 01:20:07,266
'Cause we have to look like the calm voice.

1489
01:20:07,349 --> 01:20:08,684
[boy] Let's go, reds!

1490
01:20:08,767 --> 01:20:15,566
[boys counting] 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21...

1491
01:20:15,649 --> 01:20:18,318
All right. For the Federalist party,

1492
01:20:18,402 --> 01:20:22,072
I want y'all to take out your phones and go on Instagram.

1493
01:20:22,155 --> 01:20:24,324
Everyone. Come on, come on, come on.

1494
01:20:24,408 --> 01:20:27,703
I want everyone to follow this account.

1495
01:20:27,786 --> 01:20:31,999
Feds_on_meds.

1496
01:20:32,082 --> 01:20:34,751
That is the Federalist party campaign account.

1497
01:20:38,672 --> 01:20:39,882
[man rapping]

1498
01:20:46,013 --> 01:20:47,806
[boy] I like the Vsauce one.

1499
01:20:47,890 --> 01:20:49,808
[Eddy] Matthew, I need you to see something, bro.

1500
01:20:49,892 --> 01:20:52,519
Look at this propaganda. 'Cause he's anti-gun.

1501
01:20:52,603 --> 01:20:53,604
He is?

1502
01:20:55,480 --> 01:20:57,316
-[boy] Yo! -[boy 2] Feds_on_meds.

1503
01:20:57,399 --> 01:20:58,775
[chattering]

1504
01:21:00,402 --> 01:21:02,696
Oh, yes. I hate this.

1505
01:21:02,779 --> 01:21:04,114
[laughs]

1506
01:21:09,870 --> 01:21:14,541
[whistling]

1507
01:21:16,668 --> 01:21:18,670
["We Like To Party!" playing]

1508
01:21:27,846 --> 01:21:30,474
I love this page so much.

1509
01:21:31,391 --> 01:21:33,894
[boy] Eddy. Eddy, did you see the-- Did you see the Eddy cannon?

1510
01:21:33,977 --> 01:21:36,605
Of course. Oh, I showed that to so many Nationalists.

1511
01:21:38,857 --> 01:21:41,860
All y'all in the back. All y'all on the sides in the shade...

1512
01:21:42,402 --> 01:21:46,532
We're real politicians. Wow. We're really doing it.

1513
01:21:48,033 --> 01:21:51,828
Did you see the newest pictures on that account? They posted more.

1514
01:21:51,912 --> 01:21:53,038
No. Can I see?

1515
01:21:53,121 --> 01:21:55,791
They deleted the account, but they took a couple pictures of it.

1516
01:21:55,874 --> 01:21:57,793
-[René] What? -[boys chanting]

1517
01:21:57,876 --> 01:22:00,337
-Oh, my God! -Yeah, I know. So...

1518
01:22:00,420 --> 01:22:02,756
-[René] "Don't be a René." -[boy] "Don't be a René."

1519
01:22:02,840 --> 01:22:06,218
[René] I feel like racism is such a sad last resort.

1520
01:22:06,301 --> 01:22:08,136
-Wow. I can't even believe-- -Do you know who runs the account?

1521
01:22:08,220 --> 01:22:09,388
'Cause I-- I don't.

1522
01:22:10,055 --> 01:22:11,640
Why do I feel like no one knows?

1523
01:22:13,767 --> 01:22:15,561
[Ben] We got word of the Impeach René account

1524
01:22:15,644 --> 01:22:18,730
and we were like, "We need to use this, and we need to use it to divide them."

1525
01:22:18,814 --> 01:22:20,482
So, we started endorsing Impeach René

1526
01:22:20,566 --> 01:22:23,569
and then Impeach René posted something genuinely racist.

1527
01:22:23,652 --> 01:22:26,613
And as soon as that happened, we broke off relations.

1528
01:22:26,697 --> 01:22:29,658
And, like, we were very clear that we didn't stand for it at all,

1529
01:22:29,741 --> 01:22:32,870
but I think it tainted us in a lot of people's minds.

1530
01:22:33,579 --> 01:22:35,581
[boy] They have a governor running on a platform

1531
01:22:35,664 --> 01:22:38,959
that protects the Second Amendment that had a March for Our Lives protest.

1532
01:22:39,042 --> 01:22:40,669
Boo!

1533
01:22:41,587 --> 01:22:44,339
I'm thinking about pulling out my old church tricks.

1534
01:22:45,841 --> 01:22:48,594
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

1535
01:22:48,677 --> 01:22:50,637
Am I, a Nationalist, supposed to be scared

1536
01:22:50,721 --> 01:22:53,557
of a man who lost his voice warming up? I'm sorry.

1537
01:22:53,640 --> 01:22:55,809
-[boys shouting] -[mouthing] Wow.

1538
01:22:58,395 --> 01:23:00,105
Okay, Steven, so when I ran for governor,

1539
01:23:00,189 --> 01:23:03,483
there were some key things that were great motivators for me that kept me going.

1540
01:23:03,567 --> 01:23:05,444
What are those key motivators for you in this race?

1541
01:23:05,527 --> 01:23:08,071
-Definitely is my boys in the city. -Mm.

1542
01:23:08,155 --> 01:23:10,115
Without their support, I wouldn't be where I am today.

1543
01:23:10,199 --> 01:23:12,117
I definitely was a dark horse in this race.

1544
01:23:12,201 --> 01:23:16,580
-Um, the we-- So-- -[René speaking in distance]

1545
01:23:16,663 --> 01:23:18,707
Sorry. Sorry about that. I'm listening to what's happening over there--

1546
01:23:18,790 --> 01:23:20,918
-We can cut it in editing. -You can talk about how gun control has--

1547
01:23:21,001 --> 01:23:22,127
Right now, that's what they're talking about.

1548
01:23:22,211 --> 01:23:23,795
So go worry about your March for Our Lives,

1549
01:23:23,879 --> 01:23:26,632
and we're gonna worry about some policy changes.

1550
01:23:26,715 --> 01:23:28,217
[cheering]

1551
01:23:28,300 --> 01:23:30,219
That's my man right there.

1552
01:23:30,302 --> 01:23:32,721
I heard "March for Our Lives" and I'm like, "They're talking shit about me."

1553
01:23:32,804 --> 01:23:34,723
-[Steven laughs] -[René continues, indistinct]

1554
01:23:34,806 --> 01:23:36,558
I think the elections are looking good for y'all.

1555
01:23:36,642 --> 01:23:39,353
Especially since everyone so vehemently loves Steven in your camp.

1556
01:23:39,436 --> 01:23:40,938
-Yes, and we-- -Everyone loves Steven.

1557
01:23:41,021 --> 01:23:44,483
And the goal was to get him to mudsling us, so it's working.

1558
01:23:44,566 --> 01:23:48,153
So y'all ain't gonna interview me yet? When are y'all gonna interview me?

1559
01:23:48,237 --> 01:23:53,075
I'm the voice behind the throne. This entire week, I was watching that man.

1560
01:23:53,158 --> 01:23:55,827
You know I don't choose who to interview. The editing team does.

1561
01:23:55,911 --> 01:23:58,664
Put a word in. That's fine. I ain't mad at it. Ain't mad at it or whatever.

1562
01:23:58,747 --> 01:23:59,957
We would cover you if we could.

1563
01:24:00,040 --> 01:24:03,252
[chanting] Yellow. Yellow. Yellow. Yellow. Yellow. Yellow. Yellow.

1564
01:24:29,111 --> 01:24:31,864
[no audible dialogue]

1565
01:24:53,177 --> 01:24:56,013
[boy] All right. We now move into the most coveted position.

1566
01:24:56,096 --> 01:24:57,306
Opening statements.

1567
01:25:00,642 --> 01:25:03,103
All right, gentlemen, can you hear me? I'll jump straight into this.

1568
01:25:03,187 --> 01:25:05,939
Generally, the policies are very similar, both Federalist and Nationalist.

1569
01:25:06,023 --> 01:25:08,984
I would like to, uh, speak on one point in which we are different,

1570
01:25:09,067 --> 01:25:10,152
and that's gun control.

1571
01:25:10,235 --> 01:25:14,239
My opponent seems to advocate strict gun control and potentially removing guns.

1572
01:25:14,323 --> 01:25:17,451
In fact, uh, recently, he organized and led a march

1573
01:25:17,534 --> 01:25:19,786
for, uh, March for Our Lives,

1574
01:25:19,870 --> 01:25:21,663
an organization that's famously against guns.

1575
01:25:21,747 --> 01:25:23,665
In fact, the spokesman has spoken avidly

1576
01:25:23,749 --> 01:25:27,044
about removing guns from gun-owning citizens, as well as the--

1577
01:25:27,127 --> 01:25:30,088
In the mission statement, and I quote...

1578
01:25:31,340 --> 01:25:34,176
[Ben] Just a heads up, I was offered to barnstorm with y'all,

1579
01:25:34,259 --> 01:25:36,428
so I'll be-- I'll be rolling with y'all now.

1580
01:25:37,638 --> 01:25:41,975
I figure that I'm better here with you, helping, like, coach you on this.

1581
01:25:42,768 --> 01:25:44,770
Did you exploit the whole March for Our Lives thing?

1582
01:25:44,853 --> 01:25:46,063
Did you mention that?

1583
01:25:46,146 --> 01:25:47,147
Yeah, I tried to.

1584
01:25:47,231 --> 01:25:49,066
[applause]

1585
01:25:50,359 --> 01:25:53,987
Constitutionally, the Second Amendment isn't just for the citizens.

1586
01:25:54,071 --> 01:25:57,032
It's for the able-bodied and well-minded militia

1587
01:25:57,115 --> 01:25:59,535
to protect themselves from a tyrannical government.

1588
01:25:59,618 --> 01:26:01,161
[applause]

1589
01:26:05,749 --> 01:26:08,544
My name is Steven Garza. I was born in Mission, Texas,

1590
01:26:08,627 --> 01:26:11,380
-and I moved to Houston with my parents. -[cheering]

1591
01:26:13,882 --> 01:26:16,176
He just gets applause because...

1592
01:26:16,260 --> 01:26:18,720
On the Second Amendment, to be completely honest with you,

1593
01:26:18,804 --> 01:26:22,057
yes, yes, I did lead the March for Our Lives Houston movement.

1594
01:26:22,140 --> 01:26:25,727
But let me tell you, to the Federalists who wish to smear me

1595
01:26:25,811 --> 01:26:28,230
and put words in my mouth and take quotes

1596
01:26:28,313 --> 01:26:31,275
from people who aren't me and base me off of that,

1597
01:26:31,358 --> 01:26:33,318
I like to think you guys are better than that.

1598
01:26:33,402 --> 01:26:34,736
I know you guys could be better than that.

1599
01:26:34,820 --> 01:26:37,656
I've been trying to appeal to the best part of each and every one of you.

1600
01:26:37,739 --> 01:26:39,741
[cheers, applause]

1601
01:26:43,036 --> 01:26:45,372
If you disagree with me on anything, please come and talk to me,

1602
01:26:45,455 --> 01:26:48,000
because I promise you, we will agree on something,

1603
01:26:48,083 --> 01:26:50,377
even if it's just agree to disagree.

1604
01:26:50,460 --> 01:26:52,963
To end it off, what I've been telling myself,

1605
01:26:53,714 --> 01:26:58,844
as Napoleon said, "You become strong by defying defeat

1606
01:26:58,927 --> 01:27:02,848
and by turning loss and failure into success."

1607
01:27:02,931 --> 01:27:04,641
No matter what happens tonight,

1608
01:27:04,725 --> 01:27:08,854
win or lose, I will defy failure.

1609
01:27:08,937 --> 01:27:11,356
[cheering, applause]

1610
01:27:25,162 --> 01:27:27,206
[Ben] I was barnstorming with the candidates,

1611
01:27:27,289 --> 01:27:28,957
so could I sit with them, if that's okay with you?

1612
01:27:29,041 --> 01:27:30,584
-That's absolutely fine. -It's your district.

1613
01:27:30,667 --> 01:27:32,377
I don't wanna impend on your authority.

1614
01:27:32,461 --> 01:27:34,755
A great man once said that a leader is a dealer in hope.

1615
01:27:34,838 --> 01:27:38,133
And you guys have definitely given me hope when I could barely get on the ballot.

1616
01:27:38,217 --> 01:27:39,510
That means that you guys believe in me,

1617
01:27:39,593 --> 01:27:41,303
and if you believe in me, I believe in myself,

1618
01:27:41,386 --> 01:27:43,972
and if you have faith in me, I will not let you down.

1619
01:27:48,894 --> 01:27:51,313
So, a little bit about me for those of you that don't know

1620
01:27:51,396 --> 01:27:53,941
is that my parents came over to the States from Italy.

1621
01:27:54,024 --> 01:27:56,485
I understand what that American dream is.

1622
01:27:56,568 --> 01:27:57,903
To me, it's that multiculturalism.

1623
01:27:57,986 --> 01:28:00,906
That ability to blend different people together for one common cause

1624
01:28:00,989 --> 01:28:02,616
under the red, white, and blue.

1625
01:28:03,158 --> 01:28:04,910
And if it's okay with you guys,

1626
01:28:04,993 --> 01:28:07,913
I'd like to open up to Federalists or Nationalists,

1627
01:28:07,996 --> 01:28:10,958
but mainly for Nationalists who haven't been able to get to know me,

1628
01:28:11,041 --> 01:28:12,543
to ask me something about my policies.

1629
01:28:12,626 --> 01:28:14,086
'Cause I feel like maybe policies

1630
01:28:14,169 --> 01:28:15,963
are something important from a political position.

1631
01:28:16,046 --> 01:28:18,423
You wanna know what your politician stands for.

1632
01:28:18,507 --> 01:28:20,801
And I know you're gonna say you had a two-minute period,

1633
01:28:20,884 --> 01:28:23,387
but the thing is, is I would like them to ask what they choose

1634
01:28:23,470 --> 01:28:25,889
and not just the questions that have been vetted.

1635
01:28:30,018 --> 01:28:31,770
As state party chairman, I would have to say

1636
01:28:31,854 --> 01:28:33,355
that an open forum during this speech

1637
01:28:33,438 --> 01:28:35,732
would give him an unfair advantage towards the debate.

1638
01:28:35,816 --> 01:28:37,901
Moreover, the questions that we use for the debate

1639
01:28:37,985 --> 01:28:41,196
are sent in by the gallery, so it would be a redundant motion otherwise.

1640
01:28:42,322 --> 01:28:43,949
[applause]

1641
01:28:45,284 --> 01:28:48,036
Hey, this is bias.

1642
01:28:50,539 --> 01:28:52,541
Hey, I won't-- No. No.

1643
01:28:53,458 --> 01:28:55,544
I'm sorry. I'm glad you're all paying attention to me.

1644
01:28:55,627 --> 01:28:57,296
This is outright bias.

1645
01:28:57,379 --> 01:29:01,258
He is your district chairman, yes, but he is also the state party chairman.

1646
01:29:01,341 --> 01:29:03,969
This is blatant bias to cancel a Federalist candidate

1647
01:29:04,052 --> 01:29:06,930
out of the entire plan for his speech. Thank you.

1648
01:29:07,014 --> 01:29:09,725
[cheering]

1649
01:29:09,808 --> 01:29:12,102
This is unacceptable!

1650
01:29:12,186 --> 01:29:14,188
That's ridiculous. That's absurd.

1651
01:29:16,565 --> 01:29:18,567
He is the state party chairman

1652
01:29:18,650 --> 01:29:21,945
and he is also leading the district and he canceled them out.

1653
01:29:22,529 --> 01:29:24,656
That's why we're having the-- We're having the forums.

1654
01:29:24,740 --> 01:29:26,283
[moderator] Okay, let's simmer down now, please.

1655
01:29:26,366 --> 01:29:29,369
I never did that in my district. I treated every candidate the same way.

1656
01:29:29,453 --> 01:29:30,662
That is ridiculous.

1657
01:29:30,746 --> 01:29:35,042
The candidates and everyone, we agreed in that room what the rules were gonna be.

1658
01:29:35,125 --> 01:29:36,668
Okay, so he was just trying to follow--

1659
01:29:36,752 --> 01:29:39,296
[Eddy] If I can ask a rhetorical question in a speech

1660
01:29:39,379 --> 01:29:42,466
that inspires yeahs and cheers where I have to pause,

1661
01:29:42,549 --> 01:29:44,718
what's the difference from those interjections being the questions--

1662
01:29:44,801 --> 01:29:47,513
Because it's rhetorical, which means no one has-- no one has to respond.

1663
01:29:47,596 --> 01:29:49,890
[applause, clamoring]

1664
01:29:51,016 --> 01:29:54,478
Strong men make a free and strong society.

1665
01:29:54,561 --> 01:29:56,939
Weak men simply create chaos.

1666
01:29:57,022 --> 01:29:59,483
-Where is he? Where is he? -He's sitting right over there.

1667
01:30:00,400 --> 01:30:01,985
[Ben] I'm just curious why...

1668
01:30:03,028 --> 01:30:04,655
Oh, we're gonna smoke him.

1669
01:30:04,738 --> 01:30:06,740
-Are you still gonna bring it up? -Yeah.

1670
01:30:07,908 --> 01:30:12,287
[Eddy] Throughout this week, we've seen a lot of tension between the two parties.

1671
01:30:12,371 --> 01:30:16,250
It is especially a sensitive topic because just at the last district there--

1672
01:30:16,333 --> 01:30:19,962
there seemed to be an issue with a bias amongst leadership.

1673
01:30:20,045 --> 01:30:22,464
A leadership going towards a certain party.

1674
01:30:22,548 --> 01:30:26,468
And, uh, Ben, could you please explain what happened, uh, in the last district?

1675
01:30:26,552 --> 01:30:28,470
Yeah, I don't need a mic. I'll project.

1676
01:30:29,304 --> 01:30:31,640
So, let me establish this first by saying

1677
01:30:31,723 --> 01:30:33,934
I am the Federalist Party state chair.

1678
01:30:34,017 --> 01:30:39,064
There is a moral difference between the leadership of these two parties.

1679
01:30:40,065 --> 01:30:46,196
In the last district, this governor was allotted six minutes to give a speech.

1680
01:30:46,280 --> 01:30:49,575
He used two of those minutes to explain his humble background,

1681
01:30:49,658 --> 01:30:53,745
and he decided to turn it to the audience for question and answer.

1682
01:30:53,829 --> 01:30:57,833
René, the state party chairman of the Nationalists,

1683
01:30:57,916 --> 01:31:01,044
and also the leader of that district's elections,

1684
01:31:01,128 --> 01:31:04,006
stepped in and said, quote,

1685
01:31:04,089 --> 01:31:08,510
"As state party chairman, I will not allow this to happen."

1686
01:31:08,594 --> 01:31:13,515
He used his influence as state party chairman of the Nationalists

1687
01:31:13,599 --> 01:31:18,729
to unduly influence an election and cancel out a Federalist contender.

1688
01:31:18,812 --> 01:31:20,480
This is unacceptable.

1689
01:31:20,564 --> 01:31:22,441
And while the Nationalist Party as a whole

1690
01:31:22,524 --> 01:31:25,777
I'm sure is full of good, dedicated people,

1691
01:31:25,861 --> 01:31:29,823
the party leadership is morally bankrupt if that is allowed to happen.

1692
01:31:29,907 --> 01:31:32,951
Do not support this! Thank you, America.

1693
01:31:33,035 --> 01:31:35,037
[cheering]

1694
01:31:38,373 --> 01:31:41,835
Um... How do I wanna put this?

1695
01:31:43,295 --> 01:31:45,297
I am a self-made man.

1696
01:31:45,380 --> 01:31:49,384
I have not needed anybody's help thus far but the people.

1697
01:31:49,468 --> 01:31:52,137
To party leadership, René, thank you.

1698
01:31:52,221 --> 01:31:56,266
Um, I-- You're-- You're a very, very, very awesome guy,

1699
01:31:56,350 --> 01:31:58,185
and I'm glad to call you a friend.

1700
01:31:58,268 --> 01:32:01,813
Um, I got it from here, buddy. Don't worry. I got it from here.

1701
01:32:01,897 --> 01:32:04,149
[applause]

1702
01:32:07,986 --> 01:32:11,240
We had no bias, and w-- I let it slide in that last part,

1703
01:32:11,323 --> 01:32:14,576
but now that you're over here slandering me, I'm not gonna take that.

1704
01:32:14,660 --> 01:32:16,912
-Okay. -I do not want any issue with you.

1705
01:32:16,995 --> 01:32:18,705
All I want is a simple apology.

1706
01:32:18,789 --> 01:32:22,626
Okay. I mean, I'm not gonna apologize. There was bias in that room.

1707
01:32:22,709 --> 01:32:26,505
[René] He said, "Okay. I have nothing to apologize for."

1708
01:32:26,588 --> 01:32:31,385
Because he was so okay with demagoguing an entire crowd against a person.

1709
01:32:31,468 --> 01:32:32,928
Not a party, a person.

1710
01:32:33,011 --> 01:32:34,429
And I was hurt.

1711
01:32:36,223 --> 01:32:39,351
[Ben] I know René, and I know how he plays,

1712
01:32:39,434 --> 01:32:43,272
and I genuinely think that was an attempt to hurt the Federalist Party.

1713
01:32:43,355 --> 01:32:45,566
And the way he approached it was horrible.

1714
01:32:45,649 --> 01:32:46,942
We need to spread this.

1715
01:32:47,025 --> 01:32:49,778
Get this out, because this is a game changer for the election.

1716
01:32:49,862 --> 01:32:50,904
This is that important.

1717
01:32:50,988 --> 01:32:52,489
[Ben] If I do not exploit this,

1718
01:32:52,573 --> 01:32:54,825
there is a very good chance we will lose this election.

1719
01:32:56,368 --> 01:32:57,494
Matty B.

1720
01:32:57,578 --> 01:32:58,829
[chattering]

1721
01:32:58,912 --> 01:33:01,582
[boy] Why did Eddy come in here and try to instigate that?

1722
01:33:01,665 --> 01:33:03,208
We wouldn't have known that happened

1723
01:33:03,292 --> 01:33:05,419
if he wouldn't have come in here and talked to us about it.

1724
01:33:05,502 --> 01:33:07,254
But he chose to come and--

1725
01:33:07,337 --> 01:33:09,339
The state party chair can't take over a district.

1726
01:33:09,423 --> 01:33:11,717
That's not his job. His job is to run the state convention.

1727
01:33:11,800 --> 01:33:14,595
Personally, if I called someone out, I'd let him defend himself.

1728
01:33:14,678 --> 01:33:17,472
-Right. -[Ben] I spoke up, and I figured

1729
01:33:17,556 --> 01:33:20,225
if we want a chance at this,

1730
01:33:20,309 --> 01:33:23,520
we need to do something drastic that gets people talking.

1731
01:33:23,604 --> 01:33:26,565
[boy] I don't know. You got people talking now.

1732
01:33:26,648 --> 01:33:29,193
A message of unity, as good as it sounds,

1733
01:33:29,276 --> 01:33:32,279
and as good as it ultimately is for our country,

1734
01:33:32,362 --> 01:33:34,198
is not winning anyone any elections.

1735
01:33:34,281 --> 01:33:36,408
You have to use personal attacks

1736
01:33:36,491 --> 01:33:40,621
and you have to find divisive issues in order to differentiate yourself at all.

1737
01:33:42,664 --> 01:33:44,791
What I'm trying to do here is get us to talk to each other

1738
01:33:44,875 --> 01:33:47,044
and kind of get rid of that label of, like, conservative and liberal,

1739
01:33:47,127 --> 01:33:48,212
Nationalist and Federalist.

1740
01:33:48,295 --> 01:33:50,839
I knew from the very beginning that I-- I needed Federalist support,

1741
01:33:50,923 --> 01:33:53,592
which is why I never made it a point to attack them in any of my speeches.

1742
01:33:53,675 --> 01:33:56,720
When we heard his speech in there, like, some of the Federalists,

1743
01:33:56,803 --> 01:34:00,974
like, in our city, like, turned on, like, to your side, so...

1744
01:34:01,058 --> 01:34:05,103
I say, on the behalf of our city, consider us, like, your vote.

1745
01:34:05,854 --> 01:34:07,689
-Thank you so much. -[boy] Good luck, bro.

1746
01:34:07,773 --> 01:34:09,566
[boy 2] Should we do a "hell yeah" on three?

1747
01:34:09,650 --> 01:34:11,276
[boys laughing]

1748
01:34:11,652 --> 01:34:13,570
[boy on microphone] You said earlier...

1749
01:34:13,654 --> 01:34:15,572
[continues, faint]

1750
01:34:18,992 --> 01:34:21,370
[Steven] I've had to listen to people who have said things

1751
01:34:21,453 --> 01:34:24,706
that I vehemently opposed and disagreed with.

1752
01:34:24,790 --> 01:34:28,669
I completely agree that we do need to work to identify illegal immigrants

1753
01:34:28,752 --> 01:34:31,338
for their own safety as much as for the safety of the nation.

1754
01:34:31,421 --> 01:34:32,881
[Steven] But I listen with an open mind.

1755
01:34:32,965 --> 01:34:35,384
So, I propose a law to where law enforcement

1756
01:34:35,467 --> 01:34:38,095
can still use drones out of their line of sight.

1757
01:34:39,638 --> 01:34:41,056
[Steven] There are a lot of people that I have met

1758
01:34:41,139 --> 01:34:43,100
that have different lives than I have.

1759
01:34:43,183 --> 01:34:45,519
Their upbringing, what issues affect them.

1760
01:34:45,602 --> 01:34:48,063
Next thing we know, there were gunshots and everything.

1761
01:34:48,146 --> 01:34:49,773
It happened in the art hallway.

1762
01:34:49,857 --> 01:34:52,568
[boy] Concealed carry, I feel, is here to stay,

1763
01:34:52,651 --> 01:34:55,904
because in my hometown, Rolling Oaks Mall was shot up,

1764
01:34:55,988 --> 01:34:59,408
but someone with a concealed carry license was able to fight back and wound.

1765
01:34:59,491 --> 01:35:01,285
[Steven] People don't like the word "compromise,"

1766
01:35:01,368 --> 01:35:04,246
but there are so many things that we've been able to come to agreement upon.

1767
01:35:04,329 --> 01:35:07,082
Background checks. This is nonpartisan.

1768
01:35:07,165 --> 01:35:10,252
We are simply making sure that guns do not fall into the hands

1769
01:35:10,335 --> 01:35:12,796
of those who will use them to harm other people.

1770
01:35:12,880 --> 01:35:14,423
[boy 2] So, all in favor?

1771
01:35:14,506 --> 01:35:16,008
[boys] Aye!

1772
01:35:16,091 --> 01:35:18,260
-All opposed? -[boys] Nay!

1773
01:35:18,343 --> 01:35:20,262
-The ayes have it. -[cheering]

1774
01:35:23,140 --> 01:35:25,809
[Steven] There are lots of conservatives who want to give DACA recipients

1775
01:35:25,893 --> 01:35:26,894
a pathway to citizenship.

1776
01:35:26,977 --> 01:35:29,062
Well, yeah. We should-- We should definitely do it.

1777
01:35:29,146 --> 01:35:33,108
[Steven] A lot of conservatives who support LGBTQ rights here.

1778
01:35:35,736 --> 01:35:40,449
We need to show what we can do

1779
01:35:40,532 --> 01:35:42,910
if we talk to each other and work together.

1780
01:35:50,834 --> 01:35:51,835
[chattering]

1781
01:35:53,420 --> 01:35:59,676
[marching band playing]

1782
01:36:01,762 --> 01:36:03,680
[indistinct conversation]

1783
01:36:15,484 --> 01:36:17,486
[man] Can I get two people down here?

1784
01:36:17,569 --> 01:36:19,905
[boys chattering]

1785
01:36:23,075 --> 01:36:24,076
[music stops]

1786
01:36:24,159 --> 01:36:26,203
[together] Oh!

1787
01:36:26,286 --> 01:36:28,330
[marching music resumes]

1788
01:36:30,832 --> 01:36:33,627
I'm so fucking hyped right now. You don't even fucking know, man.

1789
01:36:35,796 --> 01:36:39,216
Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey!

1790
01:36:39,299 --> 01:36:43,470
Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey!

1791
01:36:45,305 --> 01:36:47,349
[Ben] I wanna see how that René thing played out.

1792
01:36:47,432 --> 01:36:49,852
Like, the bias accusations.

1793
01:36:49,935 --> 01:36:52,855
'Cause, like, I had a whole lot of Nationalists come to me

1794
01:36:52,938 --> 01:36:55,858
and be like, "Yeah, thanks for calling him out. Like, we're with you."

1795
01:36:55,941 --> 01:36:58,819
But I also heard that, like, some Federalists, like, defected

1796
01:36:58,902 --> 01:37:00,153
and said I shouldn't have done it.

1797
01:37:00,237 --> 01:37:02,489
-Guess who I voted for. -Eddy.

1798
01:37:02,573 --> 01:37:05,242
Not Eddy, actually. Thank you.

1799
01:37:06,994 --> 01:37:08,328
-Love you, bro. -I love you too, buddy.

1800
01:37:08,412 --> 01:37:10,789
Listen, I thought your campaign was absolutely fantastic.

1801
01:37:10,873 --> 01:37:12,332
I know that people didn't understand

1802
01:37:12,416 --> 01:37:15,586
where you come from on gun rights, but I actually do.

1803
01:37:15,669 --> 01:37:17,379
It's strange out here, I know.

1804
01:37:17,462 --> 01:37:20,924
We're very conservative, but no, I saw for gun rights like you do.

1805
01:37:21,008 --> 01:37:22,801
[man] All right, gentlemen.

1806
01:37:23,385 --> 01:37:25,804
The moment you've been waiting for.

1807
01:37:25,888 --> 01:37:29,141
-Your election results. -[cheering]

1808
01:37:31,143 --> 01:37:33,604
-[man 2] State board of education. -[chattering]

1809
01:37:33,687 --> 01:37:36,356
Winner, Nationalists, E.B. Ennie.

1810
01:37:36,440 --> 01:37:38,609
[applause]

1811
01:37:38,692 --> 01:37:39,985
For district attorney.

1812
01:37:40,068 --> 01:37:43,572
Winner, Nationalists, Jeandre Fink.

1813
01:37:44,698 --> 01:37:47,993
Associate justice, Court of Criminal Appeals.

1814
01:37:48,076 --> 01:37:50,746
Winner, Nationalists, Blaine Jackson.

1815
01:37:50,829 --> 01:37:52,122
Holy shit.

1816
01:37:52,915 --> 01:37:55,876
[man] And now, gentlemen, the announcement of the big three.

1817
01:37:55,959 --> 01:37:58,462
Ooh, big three, big three.

1818
01:37:58,545 --> 01:38:00,714
[man 3] For the office of attorney general.

1819
01:38:02,007 --> 01:38:03,258
Winner...

1820
01:38:03,842 --> 01:38:05,052
[boy] Patrick.

1821
01:38:05,677 --> 01:38:07,721
-Federalists, Patrick Bell. -[cheering]

1822
01:38:13,268 --> 01:38:15,812
I don't know how this lieutenant governor race is gonna go.

1823
01:38:15,896 --> 01:38:17,523
-[man 3] Winner... -[Ben] Federalist.

1824
01:38:17,606 --> 01:38:19,107
-[boy] Nationalist. -[man 3] Federalists.

1825
01:38:19,191 --> 01:38:21,026
Yeah!

1826
01:38:21,109 --> 01:38:24,905
[chanting] Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds! Feds!

1827
01:38:24,988 --> 01:38:27,032
We're kicking ass, boys. We're in it now.

1828
01:38:27,115 --> 01:38:28,450
[boys chanting] Eddy. Eddy.

1829
01:38:28,867 --> 01:38:34,122
[man 1] And for your 2018 Texas Boys State governor...

1830
01:38:38,001 --> 01:38:39,002
Winner...

1831
01:38:47,010 --> 01:38:49,388
[soft chattering]

1832
01:38:51,056 --> 01:38:53,058
[breathing deeply]

1833
01:38:57,521 --> 01:38:59,815
-[man 1] Federalists. -[cheering]

1834
01:38:59,898 --> 01:39:01,400
Yeah!

1835
01:39:07,239 --> 01:39:10,659
[chanting] Eddy! Eddy! Eddy! Eddy!

1836
01:39:12,494 --> 01:39:14,496
[chanting continues]

1837
01:39:16,206 --> 01:39:18,375
Hell yeah, dude. We kicked ass.

1838
01:39:20,169 --> 01:39:22,462
[boy] Hey, man. I love you, buddy. You worked so hard.

1839
01:39:22,546 --> 01:39:25,966
You worked so hard to get here, okay? I'm real proud of you, all right?

1840
01:39:27,551 --> 01:39:29,678
You had a good campaign, dude. It was great.

1841
01:39:29,761 --> 01:39:32,306
[boys chanting, indistinct]

1842
01:39:34,266 --> 01:39:37,895
I just wanna start off by thanking everyone, Federalist or Nationalist.

1843
01:39:37,978 --> 01:39:39,980
Means so much. It's because of you guys.

1844
01:39:40,063 --> 01:39:41,690
[cheering]

1845
01:39:41,773 --> 01:39:43,817
[man 1] Give another big round of applause, gentlemen,

1846
01:39:43,901 --> 01:39:46,612
for your top three of Texas Boys State.

1847
01:39:48,780 --> 01:39:51,116
Think about every other single politician who went out there,

1848
01:39:51,200 --> 01:39:54,661
day one, hopped off the bus and pandered immediately to every single constituent.

1849
01:39:54,745 --> 01:39:56,288
Like, you already know what it's like.

1850
01:39:56,371 --> 01:39:58,498
You're, like, the most humble guy out there.

1851
01:39:58,582 --> 01:39:59,917
You went entirely against the grain.

1852
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:04,546
For you to get as far as you did is a damn amazing accomplishment.

1853
01:40:05,088 --> 01:40:07,799
Take this away being happy, man.

1854
01:40:07,883 --> 01:40:11,136
I am so happy for you. And remember--

1855
01:40:11,220 --> 01:40:13,096
Remember, dude-- Remember this. Remember this--

1856
01:40:13,180 --> 01:40:15,474
I'm proud and I'm-- I'm proud of what I've done.

1857
01:40:18,519 --> 01:40:20,229
[Ben] Dude, it was the Hail Mary.

1858
01:40:20,938 --> 01:40:24,024
Dude, it was shock and awe. It was combined arms warfare.

1859
01:40:24,816 --> 01:40:28,153
Feinstein for freedom. Hell yeah. Kick some ass.

1860
01:40:35,786 --> 01:40:38,497
Hey, man. I'm not a person to just tell people stuff

1861
01:40:38,580 --> 01:40:40,874
and blow smoke up their butt, man, but I can honestly say

1862
01:40:40,958 --> 01:40:42,918
you are one of the single most honest human beings

1863
01:40:43,001 --> 01:40:44,878
I have ever met in my entire life.

1864
01:40:45,629 --> 01:40:50,133
So, you know, um, I'm just glad I got the opportunity to know you, man.

1865
01:40:50,217 --> 01:40:51,969
And, uh--

1866
01:40:52,052 --> 01:40:54,054
So I'm gonna try and keep in touch, man.

1867
01:40:58,183 --> 01:40:59,601
[exhales]

1868
01:41:02,271 --> 01:41:05,107
[chattering]

1869
01:41:11,196 --> 01:41:12,573
[cell phone vibrates]

1870
01:41:16,118 --> 01:41:17,119
Hey.

1871
01:41:20,038 --> 01:41:21,290
Yeah. [cries, chuckles]

1872
01:41:24,751 --> 01:41:29,173
No, um, listen, I'm not crying 'cause I lost.

1873
01:41:29,256 --> 01:41:31,800
I'm crying 'cause my city are assholes and they keep coming up to me

1874
01:41:31,884 --> 01:41:38,390
and hugging me and telling me how proud they are. So-- [sobs]

1875
01:41:41,727 --> 01:41:45,230
I'm proud of what I was able to do here.

1876
01:41:45,314 --> 01:41:49,151
I'm proud of the friends I've made. Proud of the race that I ran. [sniffles]

1877
01:41:50,027 --> 01:41:51,820
No, nothing bad, Mama.

1878
01:41:52,446 --> 01:41:53,864
Um...

1879
01:41:54,823 --> 01:41:58,493
[speaking Spanish]

1880
01:41:59,828 --> 01:42:05,083
[speaking Spanish]

1881
01:42:05,959 --> 01:42:08,337
They come up to me and they're crying.

1882
01:42:11,089 --> 01:42:12,090
Um...

1883
01:42:14,676 --> 01:42:16,929
Okay. Well, I hope I make you proud, Mama.

1884
01:42:17,012 --> 01:42:19,264
-[mother] I love you. -Love you too.

1885
01:42:19,348 --> 01:42:21,892
-[mother, indistinct] -Okay, Mom.

1886
01:42:22,518 --> 01:42:24,061
-Goodbye. -Bye.

1887
01:42:48,836 --> 01:42:51,505
[marching band playing "Hey Baby"]

1888
01:42:55,342 --> 01:42:57,553
[chattering]

1889
01:43:04,601 --> 01:43:08,981
-[music continues] -[boys singing]

1890
01:43:17,489 --> 01:43:20,158
[Steven] America's supposed to be that beam of-- of hope for people

1891
01:43:20,242 --> 01:43:24,329
to come to this country with nothing and make something out of themselves.

1892
01:43:24,413 --> 01:43:27,165
That is the epitome of the American dream.

1893
01:43:27,249 --> 01:43:30,085
My mom was born in Mexico...

1894
01:43:31,003 --> 01:43:34,840
and a long time ago, she came to the United States.

1895
01:43:34,923 --> 01:43:37,092
[man on microphone] Join me up here on stage, please.

1896
01:43:37,176 --> 01:43:40,470
[Steven] Look how I came out. Look what I've done.

1897
01:43:40,554 --> 01:43:43,015
I was one of the two guys

1898
01:43:43,098 --> 01:43:45,142
that you could've picked for the highest position here.

1899
01:43:45,225 --> 01:43:46,435
[boy] Don't say anything illegal.

1900
01:43:46,518 --> 01:43:49,855
I hope that the way I am

1901
01:43:49,938 --> 01:43:52,399
is a testament to how my mother raised me to be.

1902
01:43:52,482 --> 01:43:54,026
[man on microphone] Boys State, ten-hut.

1903
01:43:54,109 --> 01:43:55,110
[drumroll]

1904
01:43:55,194 --> 01:43:56,695
Present arms.

1905
01:43:59,281 --> 01:44:02,534
[Ben] Perceived bias is a very powerful issue,

1906
01:44:02,618 --> 01:44:04,411
-especially to conservatives. -["The Star-Spangled Banner" plays]

1907
01:44:04,494 --> 01:44:07,122
-[man 2] I... -I, Edward Proietti Conti...

1908
01:44:07,206 --> 01:44:08,832
-...do solemnly swear... -...do solemnly swear...

1909
01:44:08,916 --> 01:44:10,000
...that I will faithfully execute...

1910
01:44:10,083 --> 01:44:11,418
[Ben] That is something Trump did very well

1911
01:44:11,502 --> 01:44:14,213
was to say, "Look, this system is rigged against us,

1912
01:44:14,296 --> 01:44:16,381
and they are working to keep us down."

1913
01:44:17,132 --> 01:44:19,801
But, like, I have no regrets about that decision at all.

1914
01:44:19,885 --> 01:44:23,180
Both on, like, a moral level and on a political level.

1915
01:44:23,263 --> 01:44:24,515
Because politically, it worked.

1916
01:44:24,598 --> 01:44:26,308
[Eddy] Thank you, sir. Thank you so much.

1917
01:44:26,391 --> 01:44:27,726
[applause]

1918
01:44:27,809 --> 01:44:29,061
[Ben] You know, in the end, I don't know.

1919
01:44:29,144 --> 01:44:32,064
Maybe God will judge me differently for all this or, you know-- I don't know.

1920
01:44:33,732 --> 01:44:36,151
[René] I had a small breakdown,

1921
01:44:36,235 --> 01:44:38,654
and I realized I had so much to prove

1922
01:44:38,737 --> 01:44:41,698
and everything to lose, and I lost it all.

1923
01:44:41,782 --> 01:44:44,618
[man] There are two memorial scholarships.

1924
01:44:44,701 --> 01:44:48,080
The first one is René Otero. René Otero.

1925
01:44:48,163 --> 01:44:49,831
[applause]

1926
01:44:50,916 --> 01:44:54,711
[René] I like to think that I've done all I can to uplift the candidates.

1927
01:44:54,795 --> 01:44:58,799
But maybe those dirty tricks and accusations were very effective.

1928
01:44:58,882 --> 01:45:00,175
[boy] Yeah, René!

1929
01:45:00,259 --> 01:45:02,302
Maybe if I barnstormed the other party.

1930
01:45:02,386 --> 01:45:05,556
Maybe if I debased them, maybe we could've been successful.

1931
01:45:05,639 --> 01:45:08,183
[man] The second recipient is Ben Feinstein.

1932
01:45:08,267 --> 01:45:10,102
[cheers, applause]

1933
01:45:10,185 --> 01:45:13,522
[René] I don't hate the man. Never will.

1934
01:45:14,606 --> 01:45:16,608
I think he's a fantastic politician.

1935
01:45:17,901 --> 01:45:20,988
But I don't think a fantastic politician is a compliment either.

1936
01:45:26,368 --> 01:45:29,621
[Steven] The best leaders lead from the front and with passion.

1937
01:45:30,205 --> 01:45:33,584
Soldiers will not follow a general who does not care about casualties.

1938
01:45:33,667 --> 01:45:36,753
And sends them in, wave after wave, not caring about the loss of life.

1939
01:45:36,837 --> 01:45:37,838
[camera clicks]

1940
01:45:37,921 --> 01:45:41,967
They care about people who inspire them, who motivate them, who care about them.

1941
01:45:42,050 --> 01:45:44,136
That's who I wanted to be here at Boys State,

1942
01:45:44,219 --> 01:45:46,763
-was-- was that kind of leader. -Hey, love you, man. Take care.

1943
01:45:46,847 --> 01:45:49,183
And... I think I am.

1944
01:45:50,767 --> 01:45:53,145
No matter what the results of the election were.

1945
01:45:53,562 --> 01:45:55,939
[boys chanting] Steven! Steven! Steven!

1946
01:45:56,023 --> 01:45:59,985
Steven! Steven! Steven! Steven! Steven! Steven!

1947
01:46:24,843 --> 01:46:26,970
[René] Should political leaders focus first

1948
01:46:27,054 --> 01:46:29,765
on political empowerment or economic equality?

1949
01:46:29,848 --> 01:46:32,684
The answer should be overwhelmingly clear.

1950
01:46:32,768 --> 01:46:36,396
Economic equality. Period.

1951
01:46:56,291 --> 01:46:59,461
[Steven] My generation, despite our political differences,

1952
01:46:59,545 --> 01:47:01,672
want to end the gridlock of partisanship.

1953
01:47:01,755 --> 01:47:04,383
We want to strive, not as Republicans or Democrats,

1954
01:47:04,466 --> 01:47:07,719
left or right, but as Americans, towards a brighter future.

1955
01:47:07,803 --> 01:47:11,265
Ladies and gentlemen, this is America.

1956
01:47:11,348 --> 01:47:15,894
-[cheering, applause] -We are America and America is us.