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Brad Sherman: “Vague authorization--a blank check, if you will--is the opposite of democracy.”

On the recordJuly 24, 2017
Vague authorization--a blank check, if you will--is the opposite of democracy.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman argues that vague military authorizations undermine democratic principles.

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