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Jamie Raskin: “The purpose of our government is laid out very clearly in the preamble of the Constitution: 'We the people, in order to…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2023
The purpose of our government is laid out very clearly in the preamble of the Constitution: 'We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and preserve to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of liberty, ordain the Constitution.'
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin emphasizes the constitutional purpose of government in response to criticism.

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