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Jamie Raskin: “So, we have to be very emphatic that in our constitutional system, you can't overthrow the winner of the Electoral…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2022
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--
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin emphasizes the constitutional limits on the Vice President's powers in relation to the election outcome.

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