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Lisa Murkowski: “We have three separate but equal branches in the United…”

Featuring: Lisa Murkowski, Republican | U.S. Senate Alaska

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Published | Video Starts at 07:00

I think it's an important message for the people of the Kingdom of Denmark to understand. And I don't want to go into a basic civics lesson here, but We have three separate but equal branches in the United States. The executive, the presidency is clearly one, and you're hearing from the executive branch, the Congress also has a role. (07:00–07:08)

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Asserts the structure of the U.S. government as having three separate but equal branches.

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