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Thomas Massie: “If the legislative branch always votes with the president…”

Featuring: Thomas Massie, Republican | U.S. House Kentucky, District 4

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Published | Video Starts at 20:48

We weren't really running against Ed Gallerin. We weren't running against Donald Trump. We were running for what we believe in. Listen, if you always vote with the president, If the legislative branch always votes with the president, we do have a king. If the legislative branch always votes whichever way the wind is blowing, then we have mob rule. But if the legislative branch and the representatives and the senators that serve with it always follow the Constitution, we have a republic. (20:48–20:54)

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Asserts that if the legislative branch always aligns with the president, it results in a monarchy-like system.

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