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Kamala Harris: To everyone, and I say it all the time, the framers of our Constitution, the founders of our nation, they imagined a…

On the recordSeptember 29, 2019
To everyone, and I say it all the time, the framers of our Constitution, the founders of our nation, they imagined a moment such as this. They imagined a moment where one branch of government would abuse its power.
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Kamala Harris
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Harris discusses the constitutional checks and balances in response to perceived abuses of power by the executive branch.

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