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Peter Welch: “The changes in the analytic approach by the Supreme Court, in my view, has resulted in a significant threat to the…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2023
The changes in the analytic approach by the Supreme Court, in my view, has resulted in a significant threat to the legislative prerogatives in an imbalance in the checks and balances that are so essential to the well-being of our democracy.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch discusses the Supreme Court's impact on legislative powers and democracy.

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