On the recordJuly 14, 2015
The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands . . . may justly be pronounced the definition of tyranny.
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congress.govTom Cotton: “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands . . . may justly be pronounced…”
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Cotton expresses concerns about the concentration of power in independent agencies.
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