Newsom Recall Shows States Can Do More to Protect Constitutional Rights: Cordie Williams

It's a 'shot across the bow' at politicians who would restrict civic freedoms, Williams said

Demonstrators shout slogans while carrying a sign calling for a recall on California Gov. Gavin Newsom during a protest against a stay-at-home order amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Nov. 21, 2020. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo

Cordie Williams, dubbed the Megaphone Marine for his activism and military background, said the campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom can serve as a template and inspire other states to push back against the actions of politicians who he said curtail constitutional freedoms.

Williams, who founded 1776 Forever Free, an organization that advocates for constitutional rights, told NTD’s “Focus Talk” program that the recall campaign has amassed more than 2.1 million signatures, more than enough to place an election on the ballot and potentially force Newsom from office.