Noah Feldman on Axios Today

Deep Background with Noah Feldman

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News Commentary, Government, News

4.4 • 848 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Noah Feldman is a guest on this episode of Axios Today, discussing what we learned from the presidential election about our democratic process and what it can and cannot withstand.

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0:00.0	Pushkin.
0:08.7	It's hard to read the news these days without asking yourself, how did we get here?
0:13.8	Fiasco is a history podcast for the co-creators of Slow Burn.
0:17.6	In our first season, Bush v. Gore, we examine an unmistakable turning point in American politics, the 2000 election, which resulted in a high-stakes stalemate, ended with one of the most controversial rulings in Supreme Court history.
0:30.5	So if you're trying to make sense at the present moment, check out Fiasco, Bush v. Gore.
0:35.0	Listen on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:40.1	Hello, deep background listeners. Noah Feldman here. I've recently started making regular appearances on Axios today,
0:46.8	the Daily News podcast from Axios. I always have great conversations with host Naila Boodoo,
0:52.8	and I hope I'm able to shed light on the legal
0:55.0	issues that are making headlines. Here's my latest interview on Axios today. If you like
1:00.0	getting smarter, faster, you can subscribe or listen wherever you get your podcasts. I've made it a daily
1:05.2	habit, and I hope you will too. Good morning. Welcome to Axios today. It's Friday, December 4th. I'm Nailabudu. Here's how we're making you
1:15.8	smarter today. President Trump wants to auction drilling rights in Alaska's Arctic Wildlife Refuge.
1:21.7	Plus, there's a new genealogy database dedicated to enslaved people and their stories. But first, the test of our electoral system
1:30.2	is today's one big thing. All those and fingers say aye. Aye. Alos opposed to say nay.
1:43.5	That was two weeks ago when the Wayne County Board of Canvassers in Michigan met to certify presidential election results, and both Republican members refused.
1:53.1	A few hours later, the Republicans relented. There was another vote in the certification happened.
1:57.9	It wasn't just these Republicans in Michigan.
2:00.2	A Republican Secretary of State in Georgia,
2:02.7	a Republican County supervisor in Arizona, and Republican-appointed judges in Pennsylvania were among
2:08.2	the state and local officials who ended up validating the voter's choice of Joe Biden over Donald
2:14.2	Trump in the presidential election. Noah Feldman is a constitutional law scholar at Harvard and host of the Deep Background Podcasts from Pushkin.
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