So, we have to be very emphatic that in our constitutional system, you can't overthrow the winner of the Electoral College, by coercing the Vice President, to declare new powers--
On the recordJanuary 31, 2022
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Raskin emphasizes the constitutional limits on the Vice President's powers in relation to the election outcome.
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