The Founding Fathers set up the American judiciary as a check on the excesses of the elected branches.
Russ Feingold: “The Founding Fathers set up the American judiciary as a check on the excesses of the elected branches.”
On the recordMay 7, 2009
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Feingold discusses the judiciary's role as a check on government power.
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