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Jamie Raskin: “Tom Paine said that in the monarchies the king is law but in the democracies the law will be king.”

On the recordDecember 3, 2019
Tom Paine said that in the monarchies the king is law but in the democracies the law will be king.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin compares presidential power to monarchy, emphasizing the importance of democratic law.

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