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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Mar 16, 2025

For a great long last, Anderson, I do. You know, we've been, as you pointed out, throwing that term around pretty sloppily in the last two months or so. But the definition of a constitutional crisis, of course, is when you have no way to…

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Mar 16, 2025

Now is the time for the courts to push back and say, you better pay attention or we will start, you know, holding people in contempt and garnishing wages and that sort of thing.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Mar 16, 2025

You see him exploring the threshold of ignoring a court order, knowing because he said so before and because his people know this, that that is very serious business, that that is a constitutional crisis.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Mar 16, 2025

No question. I mean, otherwise, why would they be making these films, these videos, including the one that you've been running in your show today?

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Mar 16, 2025

But what is critical there, of course, is due process. Right. You know, get them out. But let's at least make sure that were deporting people who we know fall into that category.

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Jim Himes
@jimhimes· Democratic · CT· Mar 16, 2025

If these courts don't stand up very quickly and say, we are going to hold individuals in contempt and start doing some of the things that courts can do when they hold individuals in contempt, you can bet that next week the encroachment…

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Nancy Pelosi
@nancypelosi· Democratic · CA· Mar 16, 2025

The reason why these Republican senators are so craven is because they know that the opposite reaction will happen.

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Raja Krishnamoorthi
@rajakrishnamoorthi· Democratic · IL· Mar 16, 2025

They absolutely see him as an asset to them in any kind of negotiations.

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Raja Krishnamoorthi
@rajakrishnamoorthi· Democratic · IL· Mar 15, 2025

My hope is that the president is going to be listening to everybody very carefully.

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Raja Krishnamoorthi
@rajakrishnamoorthi· Democratic · IL· Mar 15, 2025

Absolutely see Musk as an asset to them in any kind of negotiations.

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Raja Krishnamoorthi
@rajakrishnamoorthi· Democratic · IL· Mar 15, 2025

Chinese authorities absolutely see Musk as an asset to them in any kind of negotiations.

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John Moolenaar
@johnmoolenaar· Republican · MI· Mar 15, 2025

I do believe that the CCP will try and leverage any opportunity.

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Nancy Pelosi
@nancypelosi· Democratic · CA· Mar 15, 2025

The false choice that some are buying instead of fighting is unacceptable.

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Pete Aguilar
@peteaguilar· Democratic · CA· Mar 15, 2025

When Donald Trump wakes up in the morning and says, ‘You’re doing the right things, Senate Democrats’ — we don’t feel that is the right place to be.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Mar 15, 2025

I think Democrats in this country, but I think the broad middle of the public as well, want to see our party fighting in exceptional ways.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Mar 15, 2025

But it would have sent a message that the Democratic Party is not going to be bullied by Donald Trump.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Mar 15, 2025

By passing a bill that makes their plan easier to implement, Democrats risk putting a bipartisan veneer of endorsement on their campaign to give our government to the billionaires and to destroy the rule of law.

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