Jamie Raskin delivers a sweeping call to defend democracy, uplift voting rights, and reject rising authoritarianism at a Texas Democratic dinner.
Rep. Jamie Raskin Electrifies Texas Crowd
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, the constitutional scholar, the Chair of the Oversight Committee’s Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee, and lead impeachment manager in the 2nd Trump impeachment, charges into a Texas Democratic dinner with a constitutional call to action rooted in courage, love of democracy, and a refusal to surrender to authoritarianism. He recounts his early political battles, celebrates Texas activists fighting disenfranchisement, and urges Americans to reclaim the constitutional promise that anti-democratic forces are trying to crush. He frames the struggle not as left vs. right but as democracy vs. authoritarian rule. His message becomes a roadmap for a movement grounded in participation, truth-telling, and the unshakeable belief that the people—not oligarchs, not demagogues—must govern.
- Raskin uplifts Texas Democrats as frontline defenders of democracy against voter suppression and political sabotage.
- He recounts his own improbable rise to office to show that impossible victories become real when people organize.
- He invokes the Constitution not as a relic but as a living mandate requiring civic courage and participation.
- He warns that extremists and would-be authoritarians depend on apathy—so mass democratic engagement becomes the antidote.
- He calls on Texans to help “take the country back” from forces that undermine equality, truth, and the rule of law.
Raskin’s speech becomes a rallying cry for a multiracial, pro-democracy America grounded in civic courage. He makes clear that Texans—and all Americans—hold the constitutional power to defeat authoritarianism by organizing their communities, defending voting rights, and standing firmly on the moral arc that bends toward justice. His message reminds the country that democracy survives only when ordinary people choose to act.
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