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Mike Johnson: “This is a violation of separation of powers.”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Mike Johnson Discusses Republican Legislation, Medicaid Cuts, and Iran Strikes

Published | Video Starts at 27:26

What are your thoughts? Of course. I mean, look, Murphy and Boasberg are like the poster children for activist judges. This is exactly what the framers of the Constitution wanted to prevent. This is a violation of separation of powers. I mean, they're sort of trying to override the duly elected president, popularly elected president by the people, and it's, it's completely out of control. I'm so grateful that elections do have consequences. (27:26–27:29)

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Asserts that actions by certain judges violate the separation of powers.

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