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Thom Tillis: “It is for Congress and not the courts to write new laws. It is the role of judges to apply, not alter, the work of the…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
It is for Congress and not the courts to write new laws. It is the role of judges to apply, not alter, the work of the people's representatives.
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina

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Tillis emphasizes the separation of powers between Congress and the judiciary.

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