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Jamie Raskin: “Nobody has a constitutional right to be there.”

On the recordMarch 1, 2021
Nobody has a constitutional right to be there.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin emphasizes that public office is not a guaranteed right and can be forfeited.

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