running is now is julius spiegel. she is the founder of guv act which oversees this new initiative. spiegel, it's nice to meet you. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> can you help me in our audience understand some of the practical ideas between how this would work? the idea is governors regarding democracy, but what does a group actually plan to do? >> governors safeguarding democracy was launched by governors pritzker and polis last week, and also to your earlier point, the work is been ongoing for several weeks. with the governors are doing in coordination with governors across the country is working together to pool their resources, the best expertise out there, the best staff to make sure they are prepared for all the possible contingencies, whatever may come, but also to make sure that the state institutions of democracy are delivering for the people in the state. that is really the central premise of what governors safeguarding democracy is doing. this is in a novel or new method. it was actually pioneered by governor due some in the aftermath of dobbs when row

the groups top staffer is julius spiegel who said when governors of other states come together, theyial force multipliers and firewalls against threats to democracy. " joining us now is julius spiegel the founder and ceo who oversees this initiative. it is nice to meet you and thank you for being here. >> it is great to meet you. thank you for having me. >> can you help me in our audience understand some of the practical ideas behind how this would work? the idea is governors safeguarding democracy but what is the group doing? >> as you noted governors safeguarding democracy was launched last week but to your earlier point this is been done ongoing for several weeks and what they're doing in coordination with governors across the country is working together to pool resources and the best expertise out there with the best staff to make sure they are prepared for all the possible contingencies, whatever may come but also to make sure that the state institutions of democracy are delivering for the people in the states. that is really the central premise of what governors safeguarding de