And we're about to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence understood human nature was to say, hey, look, there have to be separation of powers. There have to be checks and balances. The first article sets up the Congress, the second, the executive, the third, the judiciary. And there's supposed to be all of this tension so that nobody goes too far and leads the country astray. So I think the Congress has abdicated that responsibility. (22:19–22:25)
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Asserts the structure of the U.S. Constitution regarding the separation of powers.
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