Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 20, 2022
anytime you start to see the courts start to exercise will instead of judgment, the result is supplanting the will of the people as expressed through their elected representatives through the courts, and that tends to undermine the whole system.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley emphasizes the importance of judicial restraint to uphold democratic representation.

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