Adam Kinzinger

And the fact that someone with that kind of wealth and power can simply walk into the US government and do whatever they want, I think is a real problem.

however America recovers from the Trump era, if it ever does, is going to be something really important to think about, how to prevent people like this from seizing control in this way and exercising their will in opposition to sort of basic democratic accountability.

however America recovers from the Trump era, if it ever does, is going to be something really important to think about, how to prevent people like this from seizing control in this way and exercising their will in opposition to sort of basic democratic accountability.

however America recovers from the Trump era, if it ever does, is going to be something really important to think about, how to prevent people like this from seizing control in this way and exercising their will in opposition to sort of basic democratic accountability.

I think part of the issue here is that if you build a system that runs on checks and balances and the other branches are not willing to check and balance, there's not a whole lot people can do. You know what I mean? If Congress doesn't want to assert its authority, if the courts do not enforce the law as written, there aren't a whole lot of options.

I think part of the issue here is that if you build a system that runs on checks and balances and the other branches are not willing to check and balance, there's not a whole lot people can do. You know what I mean? If Congress doesn't want to assert its authority, if the courts do not enforce the law as written, there aren't a whole lot of options.

I think part of the issue here is that if you build a system that runs on checks and balances and the other branches are not willing to check and balance, there's not a whole lot people can do. You know what I mean? If Congress doesn't want to assert its authority, if the courts do not enforce the law as written, there aren't a whole lot of options.

And I think in some ways, Elon really revealed the weakness of the system as it currently exists.

And I think in some ways, Elon really revealed the weakness of the system as it currently exists.

And I think in some ways, Elon really revealed the weakness of the system as it currently exists.

Yeah, I mean, I think it's kind of extraordinary because you have this sort of ahistorical idea of, you know, the unitary executive, which is sort of in complete opposition to the intentions of the founders. I mean, for... For years, I've been hearing about how important the founders' intentions were.

Yeah, I mean, I think it's kind of extraordinary because you have this sort of ahistorical idea of, you know, the unitary executive, which is sort of in complete opposition to the intentions of the founders. I mean, for... For years, I've been hearing about how important the founders' intentions were.

Yeah, I mean, I think it's kind of extraordinary because you have this sort of ahistorical idea of, you know, the unitary executive, which is sort of in complete opposition to the intentions of the founders. I mean, for... For years, I've been hearing about how important the founders' intentions were.

And here you have two things that are extraordinarily important to the structure of the government that they created, which is to prevent the arbitrary exercise of power by the state and to prevent foreign corrupt sources from using money to... warp the government and the intentions of the government.

And here you have two things that are extraordinarily important to the structure of the government that they created, which is to prevent the arbitrary exercise of power by the state and to prevent foreign corrupt sources from using money to... warp the government and the intentions of the government.

And here you have two things that are extraordinarily important to the structure of the government that they created, which is to prevent the arbitrary exercise of power by the state and to prevent foreign corrupt sources from using money to... warp the government and the intentions of the government.

And here you have Trump violating both of those things and conservatives insisting that it's not really a problem at all because the president is a king who can do whatever he wants. There are a lot of historical inversions in American politics.

And here you have Trump violating both of those things and conservatives insisting that it's not really a problem at all because the president is a king who can do whatever he wants. There are a lot of historical inversions in American politics.

And here you have Trump violating both of those things and conservatives insisting that it's not really a problem at all because the president is a king who can do whatever he wants. There are a lot of historical inversions in American politics.

And I think, you know, particularly with race, there's always this sort of inversion that happens where people talk about, you know, the actual oppressed people as though they're the oppressors. This happens a lot in American history. And that is used to justify oppression of that minority group.