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Mike Lee: “If they are just politicians, then the people should have power, and they should not have lifetime appointments.”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
If they are just politicians, then the people should have power, and they should not have lifetime appointments.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee argues for reevaluating lifetime appointments for Supreme Court justices.

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