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Jamin Ben "Jamie" Raskin is an American author and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. The district is anchored in Montgomery County, an affluent suburban county northwest of Washington, D.C..

As a law professor, he taught constitutional law and legislation at the American University and the Washington College of Law. He served as the director of the college's LL.M. program on Law and Government until his election to Congress.

✵ 13. December 1962
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“Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn't place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.”

Testifying before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on March 1, 2006 in response to a comment that marriage discrimination against homosexuals is required by "God's law".
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