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Ben Sasse: We don't have so-called judges, we don't have so-called senators, we don't have so-called presidents. We have people…

On the recordFebruary 5, 2017
We don't have so-called judges, we don't have so-called senators, we don't have so-called presidents. We have people from three different branches of government who take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska

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Sasse defends the judicial system and the role of judges in upholding the Constitution.

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