But I would argue they're the same kind of things on the path to authoritarianism that you've been writing and talking about. I completely agree. So step three is that you weaken competing powers. You have a complicit Congress, you have a subservient or obedient, in this case, an aggressively proactive court that is doing its best to give to the executive authority that is not accorded by either the Constitution or by traditional practice. because some of these things are constitutional. We've just never seen anyone try to use the Constitution in such a cruel and egregious way. (23:46–24:04)
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