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Roger Wicker: “In Federalist Number 47, James Madison stated there can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
In Federalist Number 47, James Madison stated there can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person or body of magistrates.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker expresses concern over executive overreach in climate policy.

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