[silence] the constitutionality of trying a former president, the house managers are gonna argue that, yes, there is jurisdiction. and that s going to cite lots of constitutional scholarship. no jurisdiction [inaudible] my name is jamie raskin. i ve been a professor of constitutional law for decades. i know that there are a lot of people who are dredging about the state of our democracy here. i remember the lines that a professor is someone who speaks
beginning, has been that impeachment should not be a fetish for anybody. but it should not be a taboo for anybody either. it s not a panacea for everything that ails us in america. it s not going to get health insurance to people. it s not going to lower prescription drug prices. but it is the peoples last line of self-defense against the president who insist upon acting like a king and trampling the law. the great thing about america, what we love about america, is that it s a constitutional democracy. it s a government of the people, by the people, for the people. if somebody decides to disrupt the basic fabric of our republic and to violate the law, we ve got to take that seriously. this is a system of laws. the president is not above the law. the president is bound by the law, just like everybody else. we are all taught in third grade that we have three coequal branches. we are not a coequal branch of government, we are the preeminent branch of government. there s a reason why we a
after everything we d been through. this is so exciting. yeah. my distinguished guests, my fellow americans, this is america s day. this is democracy s day. today, we celebrate the triumph, not of a candidate, but of a cause. the cause of democracy. the will of the people has been heard, and the will of the people has been heeded. we ve learned again that democracy is precious. democracy is fragile. at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed. it s a big deal when you see a peaceful transfer of power. we ve come to take it for granted, but if you don t have a peaceful transfer of power, you don t have democracy. who is that from? tommy s fifth grade teacher.
he loved democracy any loved humanity. and all living things. i feel like i honor him by doing the work that he d be proud of. [crowd chanting] usa, usa, usa! i i want to thank you very much. hello georgia. by the way, there is no way we lost georgia, there is no way. that was a rigged election. and then i had taken this white house, we re gonna fight like hell, i ll tell you that right now. we will never given. we will never give up. we will never back down. we will never, ever surrender.
commitment that we all have, to make democracy work in service of the common good. that is the constitution that comes out of the civil war and reconstruction. that is the constitution that we ve been fighting for since then. and we gotta keep fighting for it. [applause] please raise your right hand, and repeat after me. i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. so help me god. congratulations mr. president.