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Jamie Raskin: “The military should be very much on notice that it must conform to the rule of law and that the oaths that they swear…”

On the recordDecember 28, 2020
The military should be very much on notice that it must conform to the rule of law and that the oaths that they swear are to the Constitution of the United States and to the people and not to the president. This is not a banana republic despite what the president wants to turn us into.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
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msnbc.com

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Jamie Raskin emphasizes the importance of the military adhering to the Constitution and not to the president's whims.

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