This leads us down the dangerous slope James Madison warned against in Federalist 47--'the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands,' that 'may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.'
Warning against the dangers of concentrated governmental power.
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May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 8 minutes remaining.
I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
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