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On the recordMay 18, 2015
I think the Framers intended for the legislative branch to--although we have a coequal branch or coequal setup of checks and balances where each branch checks the other.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline discusses the intended balance of power among government branches.

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