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Chris Larson: “There is no case in US History where a judge running for…”

Featuring: Chris Larson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 7

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WI State Sen. Chris Larson on GOP efforts to oust newly elected liberal State Supreme Court justice

Published | Video Starts at 03:30

To be clear, there was a legal analysis that was done out of UW Madison that just came out today by Professor Robert Yamlin where he said There is no case in US History where a judge running for office was impeached over campaign activities. much less something that they said on the campaign trail. So this is something that's completely manufactured and frankly would set up a constitutional crisis, not just in Wisconsin, but in other states where they're using the courts to try and wield illegitimate power. (03:30–03:38)

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Asserts that no judge has been impeached for campaign activities in US history.

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