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On the recordMay 7, 2009
I believe our founders thought that the Supreme Court would be the check and balance on the commerce clause, the general welfare clause, and the insurance of the 10th Amendment.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn emphasizes the founders' intent for the Supreme Court to limit federal power.

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