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Joe Biden: “Judicial activism is what liberals do. Judicial restraint is when a random district court judge tells a President of the…”

On the recordAugust 25, 2021
Judicial activism is what liberals do. Judicial restraint is when a random district court judge tells a President of the United States to start negotiating with Mexico and restart a program that had been discontinued in a week.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

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Commentary on the implications of a district court ruling affecting immigration policy.

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