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Ed Case: “The federal courts are really the only real check and…”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

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@RepEdCase testifies at Hawai'i Senate hearing on Trump admin threat to rule of law

Published | Video Starts at 23:40

… and say no, this is really, really a huge risk to our country and, or their constituents start to tell them that this is not what they signed up for. The federal courts are really the only real check and balance currently. We've seen over 406 lawsuits to date against the administration federal court now and these come all over the place and they're in the materials that, that I've made available to you. (23:40–23:44)

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