Because they said they looked far and wide. They looked to the Greeks, they. They looked to the Romans, they looked to The founding fathers... went to Isaiah 33 and 22... For the Lord is your lawgiver. That's the legislative branch. For the Lord is your king. That's the executive branch. For the Lord is your judge. your judge. And of course, you know what branch that is. And they figured if they separate the powers, then because we are who we are and you know, we … (02:38–03:18)
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Asserts that the U.S. founding fathers used Isaiah 33:22 as a model for the separation of powers in government.
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