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Neil Gorsuch: The Federal Government is a government of enumerated powers, not a plenary government with unenumerated, unlimited…

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
The Federal Government is a government of enumerated powers, not a plenary government with unenumerated, unlimited power.
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Neil Gorsuch

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Gorsuch explains the significance of the Tenth Amendment in American law.

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