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Rand Paul: Madison wrote that the executive branch is the branch most prone to war, and, therefore, was studied--we gave that power…

On the recordOctober 29, 2017
Madison wrote that the executive branch is the branch most prone to war, and, therefore, was studied--we gave that power to the legislature.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Paul references Madison to argue for legislative control over war initiation.

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