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On the recordJuly 26, 2022
The reading is absurd and flies in the face of the plain text of the Constitution, which in at least seven different places that I count clearly forbids and punishes armed resistance against the U.S. Government.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin asserts that the Constitution prohibits armed resistance against the government.

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