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Jeb Hensarling: “Crisis is often invoked to rationalize both government discretion and the waiver of rule of law.”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2015
Crisis is often invoked to rationalize both government discretion and the waiver of rule of law.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling discusses how crises can justify government overreach.

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