OA346: Faithless Electors (w/Lawrence Lessig)
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🗓️ 31 December 2019
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Today's episode features an in-depth interview with Prof. Lawrence Lessig, counsel for the Colorado faithless electors, about the electoral college system.
We also go through the answer to last week's #T3BE about the differences and similarities between burglary and larceny. You won't want to miss it!
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| 0:00.0 | What's the first thing I want to do after we have a different president taking shower? |
| 0:10.0 | Impeachment is about cleansing the oils. |
| 0:26.0 | I'm reminded that here to four documents had dry ink on it for at least many fork nights |
| 0:38.0 | we signed it a long time ago. |
| 0:54.0 | Welcome to opening arguments, the podcast that pairs an inquisitive interviewer with the real-life lawyer. |
| 1:00.0 | This podcast is sponsored by the law offices of P. Andrew Torres LLC for entertainment purposes. |
| 1:04.0 | It's not intended as legal advice, it does not form an attorney-client relationship. |
| 1:10.0 | Don't take legal advice from a podcast. |
| 1:18.0 | Hello and welcome to opening arguments, this is episode 346. |
| 1:22.0 | I'm Thomas, that's Andrew. How are you doing Andrew? |
| 1:24.0 | I am fantastic, I'm full of holiday cheer. I had a lovely Christmas, I assume you did the same. |
| 1:34.0 | I assume I did too. |
| 1:38.0 | I probably enjoyed several fine Italian bottles of wine from our new first annual wine exchange that we're now doing. |
| 1:46.0 | I think it was meant to be, I'm glad we're doing this. |
| 1:50.0 | I actually did crack open the now six-year-old aged eggnog that I've had in my fridge. |
| 1:58.0 | It's amazing, it's the Scotch of Eggnogs, Thomas. |
| 2:02.0 | It's so good. |
| 2:04.0 | I know a lot of people don't react well to that, but if you... |
| 2:08.0 | It seems weird, eggnog is exclusively perishable stuff. |
| 2:14.0 | There's no non-creme eggs, whatever, other milk products, but it seems like that shouldn't be possible. |
| 2:22.0 | That's the whole game, right? |
| 2:24.0 | It's to preserve cream and eggs for years at a time. |
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