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Edward Markey: “No act of Congress, the SAVE act or otherwise, would give a…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Trump can't nationalize elections. The Constitution is clear and we will defend it. Live now.

Published | Video Starts at 14:18

But today, the resolution I'm bringing out is not about that legislation. It is about constitutional limits on presidential power. No act of Congress, the SAVE act or otherwise, would give a President authority to seize control of state run elections. That power does not exist. It cannot be created and it cannot be exercised by executive fiat. So let us not confuse the issue and let us not allow anyone to dodge it. (14:18–14:28)

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Asserts that no congressional act can authorize presidential control over state elections.

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