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Mark Pocan: “We had elections during the Civil War, during World War I.”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 57 with Aaron Rupar

Published | Video Starts at 27:38

You know, the person I trust the most is Jamie Raskin on this. He was a constitutional law professor right prior to coming to Congress. And he said, you know, We had elections during the Civil War, during World War I. I mean, we've had, we, we always have him and the President doesn't have the authority generally without really jumping through a lot of hoops and a lot of legal hurdles to do anything. (27:38–27:41)

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Asserts that elections were held during the Civil War and World War I.

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