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Colin Allred: “The legitimacy of the Court is the main power that it…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Colin Allred talks border, abortion, economy and how he plans to unseat Senator Cruz.

Published | Video Starts at 24:29

And I think some of those are that you don't want to overly politicize the Court. Any appointments after that expansion would be seen as, in my opinion, illegitimate by many Americans. And to me, The legitimacy of the Court is the main power that it retains. And so I've always opposed expanding the Court. I think there are good arguments around ethics requirements for the Court. We have seen that there are enormous influences that are brought to bear on these justices. (24:29–24:35)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court's legitimacy is its primary source of power.

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