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Neil Gorsuch: the separation of powers I do not think has lost any of its genius over 200 years.

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
the separation of powers I do not think has lost any of its genius over 200 years.
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Neil Gorsuch

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Gorsuch defends the enduring value of the separation of powers.

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