You know, tommy left us a note, and the note said, please forgive me, my illness won today. Look after each other, the animals and the global poor for me. All my love, tommy. So he didnt have anything in there about take some time off. And why usa usa . Usa why is america such an extraordinary country . We are not unified by virtue of being one ethnicity or one ideology or one religion. We are unified by one constitution and one rule of law and in the values under our constitution. [applause] it is an aspiration, its a challenge to us. The constitution shouldnt be some kind of fetish document. It should be the living commitment that we all have to make democracy work in the service of the common good. That is the constitution that comes out of the civil war and reconstruction. That is the constitution that we have been fighting for since then. And weve got to keep fighting for it. [crowd chanting] trump trump trump [applause] please raise your right hand and repeat after me, i donald j
it is not a simple question, and anyone who argues it is isn t thinking hard enough about what is in front of the supreme court. late last summer, a bunch of legal scholars, including some prominent conservatives said, wait, don t print the ballots for the 2024 primary season too soon because the candidates might not all be qualified. specifically the front runner for the gop nomination, donald trump. trump, these scholars argue, violated the 14th amendment, section 3, which says if you engage in insurrection or give aid or comfort to those who have, you cannot hold elected office in this country. essentially you can t swear an oath to the constitution after you tried to overturn that same constitution. looking at what donald trump did on january 6th, the scholars argue it is not even close. trump absolutely violated amendment 14, section 3, and that the secretaries of state across the country are duty-bound to bar him from the ballot. if not them, then voters or perhaps anot
tell us what is happening. i tell us what is happening. i was reachin: tell us what is happening. i was reaching out tell us what is happening. i was reaching out to tell us what is happening. i was reaching out to diplomats - tell us what is happening. i was reaching out to diplomats as - tell us what is happening. i reaching out to diplomats as they were leaving consultations. i was told the vote had been delayed yet again until tomorrow. we were able to hear directly from the uae which offered this draught resolution. their ambassador told us that they decided to give additional time to try to see if diplomacy could yield a positive resolution. in other words, if they could avoid a us veto here. and we have seen these negotiations drag out over days, which i thinkjust underscores how high stakes these talks are. the ambassador said that these discussions are happening at the highest levels in capitals, with everyone who has leverage, and while the united states does
Jamie raskin umm, you know tommy left us a note, and the note said, please forgive me. My illness won today. Look after each other, the animals, and the global poor for me, all my love, tommy. Umm, so, he didnt have anything in there about take some time off. laughs and, uh. Crowd usa usa usa usa jamie raskin why is america such an extraordinary country . We are not unified by virtue of being one ethnicity, or one ideology, or one religion. Were unified by one constitution and one rule of law, and then the values under our constitution. It is an aspiration. Its a challenge to us. The constitution shouldnt be some kind of fetish document. It should be the living 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 weve been fighting for since then. And weve got to keep fighting for it. Crowd trump trump trump trump trump trump trump trump trump trump Cr
he was he was something, jamie raskin: he was, he was something, my son. my son. did you think about taking some time off? you know, tommy left us a note. and the note said, please forgive me. my illness won today. look after each other, the animals, and the global poor, for me. all my love, tommy. so, he didn t have anything in there about taking some time off. and [noise] why is america such an extraordinary country? we are not unified by virtue of being one ethnicity, or one ideology, or one religion. we are unified by one constitution, and one rule of law, and the values under our constitution. it is an aspiration. it s a challenge to us. the constitution shouldn t be some kind of fetish documentary. this should be the living 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