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Angus King: “The courts are doing pretty well as a guardrail.”

Featuring: Angus King, Independent | U.S. Senate Maine

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American Conversations: Senator Angus King (I-ME), on Paul Revere's Ride

Published | Video Starts at 08:58

Partially. That partially. When I talk to them, they say, well, the courts are going to take care of it. Well, that's a cop out. And The courts are doing pretty well as a guardrail. so far. But you know, the question is, let's say the courts do all the right things. Will this administration obey a court order? (08:58–09:01)

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Asserts that the judicial system is effectively acting as a check on power.

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