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.
Jamie Raskin: “The reading is absurd and flies in the face of the plain text of the Constitution, which in at least seven different…”
On the recordJuly 26, 2022
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Raskin asserts that the Constitution prohibits armed resistance against the government.
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