On the recordMay 23, 2023
The Framers set up the Constitution the way they did with checks and balances, precisely because they knew that we could not rely on any President of any party to restrain himself or herself.
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congress.govJared Huffman: “The Framers set up the Constitution the way they did with checks and balances, precisely because they knew that we could…”
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Huffman discusses the importance of checks and balances in preventing presidential abuse of power.
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