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Tom McClintock: “Isn't this a quintessential threat to democracy when laws are imposed not by the elected Representatives of the people…”

On the recordJune 5, 2023
Isn't this a quintessential threat to democracy when laws are imposed not by the elected Representatives of the people, but entirely contrary to their wishes as they express them through the vote?
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

McClintock questions the legitimacy of laws made without elected representatives' consent.

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