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James Carville: By the way, you cannot have order without law. And when the White House chief of staff says no one 10 miles outside of…

On the recordSeptember 1, 2020
By the way, you cannot have order without law. And when the White House chief of staff says no one 10 miles outside of Washington cares about the Hatch Act, well, that's just an attack on the law.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Carville criticizes Mark Meadows for dismissing the importance of the Hatch Act, emphasizing the necessity of law for order.

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