But, Heather, this isn't just about the Senate's prerogatives and institutional jealousy. The fr. Here's. Here's what Madison said in the 47th Federalist The concentration of the legislative, judicial and executive power into one set of hands is a perfect recipe for tyranny. This is no joke. And later on in the same essay, he said, when you have the legislative and executive power in the same set of hands, freedom can't survive. (02:56–03:10)
CLAIM
Asserts that combining governmental powers leads to tyranny, referencing Madison's Federalist Papers.
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