would you be willing to change places with me in life
with me in life
with me in life I mean I’m 17 fit have my whole life
I mean I’m 17 fit have my whole life
I mean I’m 17 fit have my whole life ahead of me I’m a super fast reader I’m
ahead of me I’m a super fast reader I’m
ahead of me I’m a super fast reader I’m crazy about vanilla bean ice cream I
crazy about vanilla bean ice cream I
crazy about vanilla bean ice cream I recently fell in love with snowboarding
recently fell in love with snowboarding
recently fell in love with snowboarding I play a little cuckoo lily and I sing
I play a little cuckoo lily and I sing
I play a little cuckoo lily and I sing all the usual stuff oh and I sued the
all the usual stuff oh and I sued the
all the usual stuff oh and I sued the Washington state government for a
Washington state government for a
Washington state government for a cleaner climate in one
cleaner climate in one
cleaner climate in one [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] on the downside however I’m a little
on the downside however I’m a little
on the downside however I’m a little disorganized I don’t clean my room as
disorganized I don’t clean my room as
disorganized I don’t clean my room as much as I should my mom says I worry too
much as I should my mom says I worry too
much as I should my mom says I worry too much I can’t vote and though I sued the
much I can’t vote and though I sued the
much I can’t vote and though I sued the government nothing’s changing so I have
government nothing’s changing so I have
government nothing’s changing so I have my whole life ahead of me but it’s
my whole life ahead of me but it’s
my whole life ahead of me but it’s filled with melting ice shelves monster
filled with melting ice shelves monster
filled with melting ice shelves monster storms and air that’s not breathable you
storms and air that’s not breathable you
storms and air that’s not breathable you still want to change places with me
still want to change places with me
still want to change places with me no well that’s understandable after all
no well that’s understandable after all
no well that’s understandable after all who would no one wants to be in that
who would no one wants to be in that
who would no one wants to be in that position my friends and I don’t want to
position my friends and I don’t want to
position my friends and I don’t want to be in that position but because we don’t
be in that position but because we don’t
be in that position but because we don’t really have a voice in our future we had
really have a voice in our future we had
really have a voice in our future we had to take things to the next level so
to take things to the next level so
to take things to the next level so seven of my peers and I sued the
seven of my peers and I sued the
seven of my peers and I sued the Washington State Department of Ecology
Washington State Department of Ecology
Washington State Department of Ecology granted we made a pretty big ask but
granted we made a pretty big ask but
granted we made a pretty big ask but it’s a reasonable one we asked them to
it’s a reasonable one we asked them to
it’s a reasonable one we asked them to guarantee a stable climate for the
guarantee a stable climate for the
guarantee a stable climate for the future one that we can live in it
future one that we can live in it
future one that we can live in it started in 2011 when we brought a
started in 2011 when we brought a
started in 2011 when we brought a petition to the doorstep of the
petition to the doorstep of the
petition to the doorstep of the Department of Ecology asking them to
Department of Ecology asking them to
Department of Ecology asking them to update their emissions regulations
update their emissions regulations
update their emissions regulations recommendations to the Washington State
recommendations to the Washington State
recommendations to the Washington State Legislature based on the newest climate
Legislature based on the newest climate
Legislature based on the newest climate science however they blatantly denied my
science however they blatantly denied my
science however they blatantly denied my request claiming and this is my favorite
request claiming and this is my favorite
request claiming and this is my favorite part that they were not legally
part that they were not legally
part that they were not legally obligated to use science in their
obligated to use science in their
obligated to use science in their recommendations it’s ridiculous right so
recommendations it’s ridiculous right so
recommendations it’s ridiculous right so that same year we filed the lawsuit our
that same year we filed the lawsuit our
that same year we filed the lawsuit our argument being that under the public
argument being that under the public
argument being that under the public trust auction our government has a
trust auction our government has a
trust auction our government has a constitutionally mandated responsibility
constitutionally mandated responsibility
constitutionally mandated responsibility to protect those natural resources to
to protect those natural resources to
to protect those natural resources to preserve and enhance them for future
preserve and enhance them for future
preserve and enhance them for future generations if you’re not familiar with
generations if you’re not familiar with
generations if you’re not familiar with the public trust auction it’s a legal
the public trust auction it’s a legal
the public trust auction it’s a legal principle that simply states the
principle that simply states the
principle that simply states the government has a duty to protect certain
government has a duty to protect certain
government has a duty to protect certain natural resources for future generations
natural resources for future generations
natural resources for future generations and among those are the air the land
and among those are the air the land
and among those are the air the land running water the scene consequently the
running water the scene consequently the
running water the scene consequently the shores of the sea that they need to hold
shores of the sea that they need to hold
shores of the sea that they need to hold those for posterity posterity is a fancy
those for posterity posterity is a fancy
those for posterity posterity is a fancy word for future generations so I’m gonna
word for future generations so I’m gonna
word for future generations so I’m gonna roll with that for a moment everybody in
roll with that for a moment everybody in
roll with that for a moment everybody in this room imagine that you can talk to
this room imagine that you can talk to
this room imagine that you can talk to somebody from the future let’s say 2050
somebody from the future let’s say 2050
somebody from the future let’s say 2050 and you can ask them all about how your
and you can ask them all about how your
and you can ask them all about how your actions now affect their lives get that
actions now affect their lives get that
actions now affect their lives get that image in your mind now stop because you
image in your mind now stop because you
image in your mind now stop because you don’t actually have to imagine I’m
don’t actually have to imagine I’m
don’t actually have to imagine I’m standing on this stage
standing on this stage
standing on this stage and it’s true I’m not from 2050 but I’ll
and it’s true I’m not from 2050 but I’ll
and it’s true I’m not from 2050 but I’ll definitely be alive then so technically
definitely be alive then so technically
definitely be alive then so technically I’m the future King County Superior
I’m the future King County Superior
I’m the future King County Superior Court Judge Hollis Hill agreed we won
Court Judge Hollis Hill agreed we won
Court Judge Hollis Hill agreed we won our lawsuit against the Department of
our lawsuit against the Department of
our lawsuit against the Department of Ecology she applied the public trust
Ecology she applied the public trust
Ecology she applied the public trust auction and counted us as part of the
auction and counted us as part of the
auction and counted us as part of the public in her ruling said that the
public in her ruling said that the
public in her ruling said that the survival of our generation depends upon
survival of our generation depends upon
survival of our generation depends upon the will of our elders to stem the tide
the will of our elders to stem the tide
the will of our elders to stem the tide of global warming before doing so
of global warming before doing so
of global warming before doing so becomes first too costly and then too
becomes first too costly and then too
becomes first too costly and then too late but and there’s always a but we got
late but and there’s always a but we got
late but and there’s always a but we got a super strong ruling from our judge and
a super strong ruling from our judge and
a super strong ruling from our judge and nothing happened we we got a rule from
nothing happened we we got a rule from
nothing happened we we got a rule from the Department of Ecology but it was so
the Department of Ecology but it was so
the Department of Ecology but it was so weak that those that don’t believe in
weak that those that don’t believe in
weak that those that don’t believe in climate change would still probably
climate change would still probably
climate change would still probably approve of it and climate change in us
approve of it and climate change in us
approve of it and climate change in us run ahead head-on collision with
run ahead head-on collision with
run ahead head-on collision with earth-shattering consequences don’t use
earth-shattering consequences don’t use
earth-shattering consequences don’t use our horses docking grounds we don’t want
our horses docking grounds we don’t want
our horses docking grounds we don’t want the aid in the South keep that or you’re
the aid in the South keep that or you’re
the aid in the South keep that or you’re in the ground there’s a danger up ahead
in the ground there’s a danger up ahead
in the ground there’s a danger up ahead drillin octa-core means disaster for
drillin octa-core means disaster for
drillin octa-core means disaster for human beings do is right revolt the
human beings do is right revolt the
human beings do is right revolt the least there’s a danger up ahead there’s
least there’s a danger up ahead there’s
least there’s a danger up ahead there’s a danger danger now I’ve never been what
a danger danger now I’ve never been what
a danger danger now I’ve never been what some people would call a normal kid
some people would call a normal kid
some people would call a normal kid whatever that means between the ages of
whatever that means between the ages of
whatever that means between the ages of seven and ten I had a morning ritual I
seven and ten I had a morning ritual I
seven and ten I had a morning ritual I woke up every morning at 6:30 I got
woke up every morning at 6:30 I got
woke up every morning at 6:30 I got ready for school and then I listened to
ready for school and then I listened to
ready for school and then I listened to NPR while I ate my breakfast and
NPR while I ate my breakfast and
NPR while I ate my breakfast and listening to those NPR reporters talk
listening to those NPR reporters talk
listening to those NPR reporters talk about melting IceCaps and disappearing
about melting IceCaps and disappearing
about melting IceCaps and disappearing polar bears was sad but it was so far
polar bears was sad but it was so far
polar bears was sad but it was so far removed from me that I never felt I
removed from me that I never felt I
removed from me that I never felt I could do anything about it
could do anything about it
could do anything about it and that feeling actually changed when I
and that feeling actually changed when I
and that feeling actually changed when I moved to Seattle in the spring of 2011
moved to Seattle in the spring of 2011
moved to Seattle in the spring of 2011 and I got involved with a group that a
and I got involved with a group that a
and I got involved with a group that a youth-led group that plants trees to try
youth-led group that plants trees to try
youth-led group that plants trees to try and mitigate the effects of global
and mitigate the effects of global
and mitigate the effects of global warming I went to one of their day-long
warming I went to one of their day-long
warming I went to one of their day-long workshops at the colic ad amis and there
workshops at the colic ad amis and there
workshops at the colic ad amis and there I learned about the effects of climate
I learned about the effects of climate
I learned about the effects of climate change on everything not just the polar
change on everything not just the polar
change on everything not just the polar bears and being there with all those
bears and being there with all those
bears and being there with all those kids that were all in the same place to
kids that were all in the same place to
kids that were all in the same place to do something about climate change left
do something about climate change left
do something about climate change left me feeling inspired and planting trees
me feeling inspired and planting trees
me feeling inspired and planting trees became my first step into activism but
became my first step into activism but
became my first step into activism but my future is at stake and I knew that I
my future is at stake and I knew that I
my future is at stake and I knew that I knew planting trees wasn’t enough I felt
knew planting trees wasn’t enough I felt
knew planting trees wasn’t enough I felt like I needed to take stronger action
like I needed to take stronger action
like I needed to take stronger action but I was stuck I didn’t really know
but I was stuck I didn’t really know
but I was stuck I didn’t really know where to start and I needed something to
where to start and I needed something to
where to start and I needed something to kind of give me that jumpstart that came
kind of give me that jumpstart that came
kind of give me that jumpstart that came when I was asked to write and give a
when I was asked to write and give a
when I was asked to write and give a speech at a protest against exploding
speech at a protest against exploding
speech at a protest against exploding trains coming through Seattle
trains coming through Seattle
trains coming through Seattle we call them exploding trains because
we call them exploding trains because
we call them exploding trains because they literally explode in case you
they literally explode in case you
they literally explode in case you didn’t know oil trains carry about
didn’t know oil trains carry about
didn’t know oil trains carry about 30,000 gallons of crude oil every 77
30,000 gallons of crude oil every 77
30,000 gallons of crude oil every 77 seconds in the US that’s 39 million
seconds in the US that’s 39 million
seconds in the US that’s 39 million gallons a year and the oil is volatile
gallons a year and the oil is volatile
gallons a year and the oil is volatile under the right conditions
under the right conditions
under the right conditions explodes to this day they pass under
explodes to this day they pass under
explodes to this day they pass under downtown Seattle and speeches were not
downtown Seattle and speeches were not
downtown Seattle and speeches were not my forte I’d never given a speech and I
my forte I’d never given a speech and I
my forte I’d never given a speech and I had literally touched in Ocala way three
had literally touched in Ocala way three
had literally touched in Ocala way three days before I was asked to give the
days before I was asked to give the
days before I was asked to give the speech and and I decided to write a song
speech and and I decided to write a song
speech and and I decided to write a song it’s a simple song mind you I was 12 at
it’s a simple song mind you I was 12 at
it’s a simple song mind you I was 12 at the time and yeah please don’t send
the time and yeah please don’t send
the time and yeah please don’t send exploding dreams to our cities we don’t
exploding dreams to our cities we don’t
exploding dreams to our cities we don’t think the people dying is pretty think
think the people dying is pretty think
think the people dying is pretty think about the future generations think about
about the future generations think about
about the future generations think about the lives who live think about your
the lives who live think about your
the lives who live think about your children’s children’s children’s
children’s children’s children’s
children’s children’s children’s children’s children’s children think
children’s children’s children think
children’s children’s children think about your children’s children’s
about your children’s children’s
about your children’s children’s children’s children’s children’s
children’s children’s children’s
children’s children’s children’s children
[Applause]
[Applause] the warnings of impending doom aren’t
the warnings of impending doom aren’t
the warnings of impending doom aren’t always as obvious as an exploding train
always as obvious as an exploding train
always as obvious as an exploding train sometimes they’re really small and
sometimes they’re really small and
sometimes they’re really small and easily overlooked a temperature change
easily overlooked a temperature change
easily overlooked a temperature change of only a few degrees in ocean water is
of only a few degrees in ocean water is
of only a few degrees in ocean water is enough to upset the balance of the whole
enough to upset the balance of the whole
enough to upset the balance of the whole world’s ecosystem a nice example of this
world’s ecosystem a nice example of this
world’s ecosystem a nice example of this is coastal Grizzlies from northern
is coastal Grizzlies from northern
is coastal Grizzlies from northern Washington up to Alaska you usually see
Washington up to Alaska you usually see
Washington up to Alaska you usually see like some stock photographs of them with
like some stock photographs of them with
like some stock photographs of them with these huge salmon in their mouth that
these huge salmon in their mouth that
these huge salmon in their mouth that they just caught like fresh from the
they just caught like fresh from the
they just caught like fresh from the river or something and that’s pretty
river or something and that’s pretty
river or something and that’s pretty great
great
great but recently we’ve seen those same
but recently we’ve seen those same
but recently we’ve seen those same grizzly bears catching Humboldt squid
grizzly bears catching Humboldt squid
grizzly bears catching Humboldt squid yeah squid in Alaska and the problem
yeah squid in Alaska and the problem
yeah squid in Alaska and the problem with this it may not seem like a big one
with this it may not seem like a big one
with this it may not seem like a big one at first is that when Grizzlies catch
at first is that when Grizzlies catch
at first is that when Grizzlies catch salmon and then they take them inland
salmon and then they take them inland
salmon and then they take them inland and eat them and they don’t finish all
and eat them and they don’t finish all
and eat them and they don’t finish all of the salmon they leave their leftovers
of the salmon they leave their leftovers
of the salmon they leave their leftovers there
there
there it feeds other small scavenger animals
it feeds other small scavenger animals
it feeds other small scavenger animals and then decomposes and feeds the soil
and then decomposes and feeds the soil
and then decomposes and feeds the soil and the forest and and the reason it can
and the forest and and the reason it can
and the forest and and the reason it can do that is because salmon have really
do that is because salmon have really
do that is because salmon have really fatty rich rich fatty nutrient reserves
fatty rich rich fatty nutrient reserves
fatty rich rich fatty nutrient reserves but the squid don’t have that same kind
but the squid don’t have that same kind
but the squid don’t have that same kind of nutrient rich fatty reserve so the
of nutrient rich fatty reserve so the
of nutrient rich fatty reserve so the soil isn’t is fed and other animals
soil isn’t is fed and other animals
soil isn’t is fed and other animals aren’t is fed the problem with this is
aren’t is fed the problem with this is
aren’t is fed the problem with this is that over time eventually with more and
that over time eventually with more and
that over time eventually with more and more nutrients leaking out of the soil
more nutrients leaking out of the soil
more nutrients leaking out of the soil and especially with the rest of climate
and especially with the rest of climate
and especially with the rest of climate change going on the forests being taxed
change going on the forests being taxed
change going on the forests being taxed your forests start to die you lose your
your forests start to die you lose your
your forests start to die you lose your habitat you lose your small prey animals
habitat you lose your small prey animals
habitat you lose your small prey animals and predators so on and so forth our
and predators so on and so forth our
and predators so on and so forth our atmosphere is kind of in the same
atmosphere is kind of in the same
atmosphere is kind of in the same situation our temperature is at a 1
situation our temperature is at a 1
situation our temperature is at a 1 degree average of warming above what it
degree average of warming above what it
degree average of warming above what it was before the Industrial Revolution
was before the Industrial Revolution
was before the Industrial Revolution approximately and our atmospheric carbon
approximately and our atmospheric carbon
approximately and our atmospheric carbon levels are about 410 parts per million
levels are about 410 parts per million
levels are about 410 parts per million you don’t have to worry if you don’t
you don’t have to worry if you don’t
you don’t have to worry if you don’t know what that means just know the
know what that means just know the
know what that means just know the number is far too high and the small
number is far too high and the small
number is far too high and the small effect part comes when we start talking
effect part comes when we start talking
effect part comes when we start talking about our tipping points you know at
about our tipping points you know at
about our tipping points you know at about 2 degrees is what scientists call
about 2 degrees is what scientists call
about 2 degrees is what scientists call a tipping point where we really can’t go
a tipping point where we really can’t go
a tipping point where we really can’t go back
back
back so one more tiny degree and the thing is
so one more tiny degree and the thing is
so one more tiny degree and the thing is that without any regulation we’re
that without any regulation we’re
that without any regulation we’re definitely on track to hit that number
definitely on track to hit that number
definitely on track to hit that number by 50 50 20 50 50 50 what am I thinking
definitely by 50 50 everyone I won’t be
definitely by 50 50 everyone I won’t be alive then like I said we’ll be on track
alive then like I said we’ll be on track
alive then like I said we’ll be on track to hit that number by 2050 causing
to hit that number by 2050 causing
to hit that number by 2050 causing irreversible climate damage things like
irreversible climate damage things like
irreversible climate damage things like the total papa thawing of permafrost
the total papa thawing of permafrost
the total papa thawing of permafrost causing erosion in the land destruction
causing erosion in the land destruction
causing erosion in the land destruction of the tundra and further warming of the
of the tundra and further warming of the
of the tundra and further warming of the planet or the because of the increased
planet or the because of the increased
planet or the because of the increased heat in the atmosphere the loss of our
heat in the atmosphere the loss of our
heat in the atmosphere the loss of our glaciers and snowpack meaning you’ll get
glaciers and snowpack meaning you’ll get
glaciers and snowpack meaning you’ll get increased flooding in the winters but
increased flooding in the winters but
increased flooding in the winters but droughts in the summers and it poses a
droughts in the summers and it poses a
droughts in the summers and it poses a threat to human lives I’m not an
threat to human lives I’m not an
threat to human lives I’m not an activist because I have a passion for
activist because I have a passion for
activist because I have a passion for standing in front of official buildings
standing in front of official buildings
standing in front of official buildings and shouting for change I’m an activist
and shouting for change I’m an activist
and shouting for change I’m an activist because I recognized the danger to the
because I recognized the danger to the
because I recognized the danger to the air I breathe the water I drink and the
air I breathe the water I drink and the
air I breathe the water I drink and the land that grows the food which I eat
land that grows the food which I eat
land that grows the food which I eat when I started this work I thought it
when I started this work I thought it
when I started this work I thought it was about saving the planet and what
was about saving the planet and what
was about saving the planet and what I’ve realized is it’s really about
I’ve realized is it’s really about
I’ve realized is it’s really about saving us the idea is that I’m not
saving us the idea is that I’m not
saving us the idea is that I’m not fighting against climate change I’m
fighting against climate change I’m
fighting against climate change I’m fighting for human change the ability of
fighting for human change the ability of
fighting for human change the ability of our species to change places with
our species to change places with
our species to change places with another see their plight hear their
another see their plight hear their
another see their plight hear their voice adapt and make better choices I
voice adapt and make better choices I
voice adapt and make better choices I think I believe that we need to change
think I believe that we need to change
think I believe that we need to change our ideas of home to kind of get out of
our ideas of home to kind of get out of
our ideas of home to kind of get out of the boxes we call houses and into the
the boxes we call houses and into the
the boxes we call houses and into the real world when we step outside we need
real world when we step outside we need
real world when we step outside we need to see each other and remember who the
to see each other and remember who the
to see each other and remember who the future is for because right now we seem
future is for because right now we seem
future is for because right now we seem to have forgotten my generation is not
to have forgotten my generation is not
to have forgotten my generation is not heard in a political sense and because
heard in a political sense and because
heard in a political sense and because of that I’m willing to use the courts to
of that I’m willing to use the courts to
of that I’m willing to use the courts to amplify my voice in 2015 I filed the
amplify my voice in 2015 I filed the
amplify my voice in 2015 I filed the lawsuit against the federal government
lawsuit against the federal government
lawsuit against the federal government with 20 other youth from around the
with 20 other youth from around the
with 20 other youth from around the country it’s very similar to the state
country it’s very similar to the state
country it’s very similar to the state lawsuit but it’s much bigger and there’s
lawsuit but it’s much bigger and there’s
lawsuit but it’s much bigger and there’s a key difference in the state lawsuit we
a key difference in the state lawsuit we
a key difference in the state lawsuit we were
were
were asking the court to affirm that the
asking the court to affirm that the
asking the court to affirm that the public trust doctrine existed at all and
public trust doctrine existed at all and
public trust doctrine existed at all and that the government did have an
that the government did have an
that the government did have an obligation to protect our rights because
obligation to protect our rights because
obligation to protect our rights because we got that affirmation we’re able to
we got that affirmation we’re able to
we got that affirmation we’re able to step up our argument in federal court
step up our argument in federal court
step up our argument in federal court now we’re arguing that the federal
now we’re arguing that the federal
now we’re arguing that the federal government has known about climate
government has known about climate
government has known about climate change for over 50 years and they’ve
change for over 50 years and they’ve
change for over 50 years and they’ve known about the dangers that fossil fuel
known about the dangers that fossil fuel
known about the dangers that fossil fuel you send the destruction climate change
you send the destruction climate change
you send the destruction climate change would bring but they’ve acted against
would bring but they’ve acted against
would bring but they’ve acted against that information in doing so they’ve
that information in doing so they’ve
that information in doing so they’ve violated our rights the public trust so
violated our rights the public trust so
violated our rights the public trust so the first thing that happened when we
the first thing that happened when we
the first thing that happened when we filed this lawsuit was the motion to
filed this lawsuit was the motion to
filed this lawsuit was the motion to dismiss the government claiming that
dismiss the government claiming that
dismiss the government claiming that just because of the public trust auction
just because of the public trust auction
just because of the public trust auction wasn’t enough to bring a lawsuit and we
wasn’t enough to bring a lawsuit and we
wasn’t enough to bring a lawsuit and we didn’t have standing and our Judge
didn’t have standing and our Judge
didn’t have standing and our Judge Thomas coffin disagreed he recommended
Thomas coffin disagreed he recommended
Thomas coffin disagreed he recommended that we go on to trial then there was
that we go on to trial then there was
that we go on to trial then there was the appeal to the motion to dismiss and
the appeal to the motion to dismiss and
the appeal to the motion to dismiss and also denied our judge and Aiken she said
also denied our judge and Aiken she said
also denied our judge and Aiken she said in her ruling exercising my recent
in her ruling exercising my recent
in her ruling exercising my recent judgment I have no doubt that the right
judgment I have no doubt that the right
judgment I have no doubt that the right to a climate system capable of
to a climate system capable of
to a climate system capable of sustaining human life is fundamental to
sustaining human life is fundamental to
sustaining human life is fundamental to a free and ordered society I agree I
a free and ordered society I agree I
a free and ordered society I agree I agree
now that leaves us with two questions
now that leaves us with two questions what if we win well if we win that day
what if we win well if we win that day
what if we win well if we win that day that a ruling is handed down from the
that a ruling is handed down from the
that a ruling is handed down from the courts it’ll create a feeling of relief
courts it’ll create a feeling of relief
courts it’ll create a feeling of relief and hope that is palpable you will
and hope that is palpable you will
and hope that is palpable you will literally feel it like emanating off of
literally feel it like emanating off of
literally feel it like emanating off of me and the reason for that is that I
me and the reason for that is that I
me and the reason for that is that I will finally have been heard and my
will finally have been heard and my
will finally have been heard and my generation will have been heard and it
generation will have been heard and it
generation will have been heard and it and that change will start to happen but
and that change will start to happen but
and that change will start to happen but I want to remind everyone here that the
I want to remind everyone here that the
I want to remind everyone here that the battle for change at that point is not
battle for change at that point is not
battle for change at that point is not going to be easy it’s still gonna be
going to be easy it’s still gonna be
going to be easy it’s still gonna be hard because we’ve waited too long
hard because we’ve waited too long
hard because we’ve waited too long without action and the second question
without action and the second question
without action and the second question is what if we lose I don’t believe that
is what if we lose I don’t believe that
is what if we lose I don’t believe that a single person in here not for a minute
a single person in here not for a minute
a single person in here not for a minute I don’t believe that anybody here wants
I don’t believe that anybody here wants
I don’t believe that anybody here wants us to lose and I know that it’s hard to
us to lose and I know that it’s hard to
us to lose and I know that it’s hard to agree on policy implementation
agree on policy implementation
agree on policy implementation regulations all of that stuff but you
regulations all of that stuff but you
regulations all of that stuff but you can’t turn a blind eye to the future
can’t turn a blind eye to the future
can’t turn a blind eye to the future anymore like I said I’m standing on this
anymore like I said I’m standing on this
anymore like I said I’m standing on this stage you don’t have to change places
stage you don’t have to change places
stage you don’t have to change places with me just hear my voice support it
with me just hear my voice support it
with me just hear my voice support it believe it thank you
believe it thank you
believe it thank you [Applause]
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