OA467: Demolishing the Electoral College, with Lawrence Lessig

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🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Harvard Law Professor and activist Lawrence Lessig joins us to talk about his ongoing efforts to get rid of the Electoral College. It's a war being fought on multiple fronts, but Professor Lessig's current effort is to force states to assign delegates proportionally. The all or nothing system we have now is not actually written into the Constitution. Listen in for the full breakdown!

Links: Rodriguez v. Newsom cert petition, Baten v. McMaster, 967 F.3d 345

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0:00.0	You wanted a chance to make law, but here it is.
0:06.5	Making a good one.
0:10.0	Is this your gun?
0:20.0	No, yes it is.
0:21.0	No it isn't.
0:22.0	We have your name on the registration.
0:24.0	No you don't.
0:25.0	Don't be ridiculous.
0:28.0	Networks don't get to decide election.
0:30.0	Ports do.
0:35.0	Yard is, I'm not some slick big city lawyer like my opponent here.
0:39.0	What just happened?
0:46.0	You kind of confessed.
0:48.0	Sorry.
0:49.0	And I find you guilty.
0:52.0	Bring out the wheel of punishment.
0:55.0	Welcome to Opening Arguments, a podcast that pairs a comedian with a real-life lawyer.
1:00.0	This podcast is sponsored by the law offices of P Andrew Torres LLC for entertainment purposes.
1:05.0	It's not intended as legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship.
1:09.0	Don't take legal advice from a podcast.
1:18.0	Hello and welcome to Opening Arguments.
1:19.0	This is episode 467.
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