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Ted Yoho: If we decide that any President can bind the American people permanently for anything they agree to, whether Congress…

On the recordJanuary 9, 2018
If we decide that any President can bind the American people permanently for anything they agree to, whether Congress votes in favor of it or not, even with a simple majority in both houses, then I think we have simply skipped Article I of the Constitution.
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Ted Yoho
Republican · Florida

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Discussing the limits of presidential power and constitutional authority.

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