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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

It's an economic gold mine, so to speak.

It's probably worse than almost any city

in the world.

We have an insurrection act for a

reason. If I had to enact it, I'd do

that. If people were being killed and uh

courts were holding us up or governors

or mayors were holding us up, sure, I'd

do that.

I refuse to let Donald Trump, Christy

Nome, and Gregory Bavino continue on

this march toward autocracy. Their plan

all along has been to cause chaos that

and then they can use that chaos to

consolidate Donald Trump's power. The

state of Illinois is going to use every

lever at our disposal to resist this

power grab and gets thugs the hell out

of Chicago.

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They are escalating violence in the

city. This is not making anyone safer.

These raids and you saw that the raids

that just did a few days ago, they were

innocent people. As the day went on, we

were progressively pushed not just by

ICE, but also by Broadview Police

Department. We've done these things pre

uh peacefully. We have done our due

diligence to make sure that we are in

accordance with the laws.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
economic /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/ B1	adjective - related to the economy or money
worse /wɜːrs/ A2	adjective - bad in a greater degree
city /ˈsɪt.i/ A1	noun - a large town
insurrection /ˌɪn.səˈrek.ʃən/ C1	noun - an act of revolting against civil authority or an established government
act /ækt/ A1	verb - to do something noun - an official document
reason /ˈriː.zən/ A2	noun - a cause explaining something
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause death
refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ A2	verb - to say no to something
continue /kənˈtɪn.juː/ A2	verb - to keep doing something
march /mɑːrtʃ/ B1	verb - to walk in a determined way noun - a protest walk
autocracy /ɔːˈtɒk.rə.si/ C2	noun - a system of government by one person with enormous power
cause /kɔːz/ A2	verb - to make something happen
chaos /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/ B2	noun - complete disorder and confusion
consolidate /kənˈsɒl.ɪ.deɪt/ C1	verb - to strengthen or unite
power /ˈpaʊər/ A1	noun - ability or influence
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to oppose or withstand
thugs /θʌɡz/ B2	noun - violent criminals
escalate /ˈeskəleɪt/ B2	verb - to increase rapidly in intensity or amount
violence /ˈvaɪə.ləns/ B1	noun - behavior intended to cause harm or damage