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Brad Sherman: “Our Founders wrestled with this issue over 200 years ago. They knew that by vesting--they could have vested all power in…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2017
Our Founders wrestled with this issue over 200 years ago. They knew that by vesting--they could have vested all power in the executive branch, thereby achieving security, secrecy, and flexibility.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman discusses the Founders' intent regarding the balance of power between Congress and the executive.

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