Eddie Margain: U.S. Rule of Law and 911 Reliability Will Fade If Unprotected
Eddie Margain · Ep 63: Eddie Margain on Fleeing Mexico and Building Austin FC · Joe Lonsdale · Jun 22, 2023 · at 7:32
Eddie Margain, Austin FC co-founder and Austin Crime Commission chairman who relocated from Mexico due to cartel threats, discusses preserving American public institutions with Joe Lonsdale.
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“We sometimes give it for granted here in the U.S. That you can just dial nine one, and someone that, someone will answer the call, and someone that you can trust, and that is going to come for help. And that's not true in many other countries. Like, we're blessed to have that here, and if we don't protect it, we might lose it. Because it started, it slowly starts fading and going. And before you know it, you cannot depend on that.”
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