Jamie Raskin

thumb|Jamie Raskin in 2010 Jamie Raskin (born Jamin B. Raskin Friends of Jamie Raskin 2006 http://www.jaminraskin.com/bio.php Biography Jamie Raskin for State Senate campaign web site 2006-05-04, on December 13, 1962, in Washington, D.C.) is an American U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Maryland State Senate from 2007 to 2016. Before his election to Congress, he taught Constitutional law at American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. Quotes Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn't place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible. Testifying before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on March 1, 2006 in response to a comment that marriage discrimination against homosexuals is required by "God's law". Senators! This trial is not about Donald Trump, the country and the world know who Donald Trump is! This trial is about who we are... who we are During closing arguments of the second impeachment of Donald Trump February 13, 2021 “Remember what the mob chanted as they stormed the Capitol and injured our officers? ‘Hang Mike Pence!' Someone should have told Donald Trump that the president’s job under Article II of the Constitution is to take care that the laws are faithfully executed, not that the vice president is executed!” Speech to the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 19, 2024https://thehill.com/homenews/4836461-jamie-raskin-jd-vance-donald-trump-mike-pence-jan-6-dnc-remarks/ Raskin to Vance: ‘They tried to kill your predecessor’ Sarah Fortinsky 2024 August The Hill Notes and references External links Jamie Raskin How Rep. Jamie Raskin found purpose after tragedy (video) Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Academics from the United States Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:State senators of the United States Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:Humanists Category:Atheists from the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:People from Washington, D.C.