On the recordJune 27, 2025
Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more.
Jackson warns about the dangers of unchecked executive power.
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