Angus King
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And that's why in that class, I was talking about Belichick and Parcells, who were certainly major innovators and leaders in the NFL. By the way, I played high school football. I could have played in the NFL. I only lack two. We saw the photo. We saw the photo. I only lack two qualities. I would have been in the NFL, but I lack two qualities, speed and athletic ability.
And that's why in that class, I was talking about Belichick and Parcells, who were certainly major innovators and leaders in the NFL. By the way, I played high school football. I could have played in the NFL. I only lack two. We saw the photo. We saw the photo. I only lack two qualities. I would have been in the NFL, but I lack two qualities, speed and athletic ability.
Everybody in Maine two weeks ago was suddenly a Duke fan, which was really amazing.
Everybody in Maine two weeks ago was suddenly a Duke fan, which was really amazing.
Everybody in Maine two weeks ago was suddenly a Duke fan, which was really amazing.
Pablo, this is a really, really dangerous moment. And I don't like a lot of these policies, the deportations, the tariffs, all of that. But there's a deeper... danger going on here, which is essentially the collapse of the constitutional structure. The framers divided power on purpose. They put power into the Congress, into the executive, into the judiciary, because they understood human nature.
Pablo, this is a really, really dangerous moment. And I don't like a lot of these policies, the deportations, the tariffs, all of that. But there's a deeper... danger going on here, which is essentially the collapse of the constitutional structure. The framers divided power on purpose. They put power into the Congress, into the executive, into the judiciary, because they understood human nature.
Pablo, this is a really, really dangerous moment. And I don't like a lot of these policies, the deportations, the tariffs, all of that. But there's a deeper... danger going on here, which is essentially the collapse of the constitutional structure. The framers divided power on purpose. They put power into the Congress, into the executive, into the judiciary, because they understood human nature.
And human nature is that if all power is in one set of hands, abuse is inevitable. Madison in the 47th Federalist put it most bluntly. He said, if legislative, judicial, and executive power is concentrated in one set of hands, that is a perfect definition of tyranny. I want to sort of vouch for myself a little bit. I've been giving this talk about the Constitution for 20 years, at least.
And human nature is that if all power is in one set of hands, abuse is inevitable. Madison in the 47th Federalist put it most bluntly. He said, if legislative, judicial, and executive power is concentrated in one set of hands, that is a perfect definition of tyranny. I want to sort of vouch for myself a little bit. I've been giving this talk about the Constitution for 20 years, at least.
And human nature is that if all power is in one set of hands, abuse is inevitable. Madison in the 47th Federalist put it most bluntly. He said, if legislative, judicial, and executive power is concentrated in one set of hands, that is a perfect definition of tyranny. I want to sort of vouch for myself a little bit. I've been giving this talk about the Constitution for 20 years, at least.
I even gave it one day at the NSA, National Security Administration. General Nakasone asked me to come and lecture on the Constitution to their employees. And one of the things that I like to do is to demonstrate how the Constitution works. Okay, you ready for this? Here's a cucumber. And the cucumber represents concentrated power, all right?
I even gave it one day at the NSA, National Security Administration. General Nakasone asked me to come and lecture on the Constitution to their employees. And one of the things that I like to do is to demonstrate how the Constitution works. Okay, you ready for this? Here's a cucumber. And the cucumber represents concentrated power, all right?
I even gave it one day at the NSA, National Security Administration. General Nakasone asked me to come and lecture on the Constitution to their employees. And one of the things that I like to do is to demonstrate how the Constitution works. Okay, you ready for this? Here's a cucumber. And the cucumber represents concentrated power, all right?
This is George III, all power, legislative, judicial, executive in one place. Okay, here's the Constitution.
This is George III, all power, legislative, judicial, executive in one place. Okay, here's the Constitution.
This is George III, all power, legislative, judicial, executive in one place. Okay, here's the Constitution.
The Constitution is the Vegematic of power. Okay, so here's the constitution and you put the concentrated power in the Vegematic and then you do this.
The Constitution is the Vegematic of power. Okay, so here's the constitution and you put the concentrated power in the Vegematic and then you do this.
The Constitution is the Vegematic of power. Okay, so here's the constitution and you put the concentrated power in the Vegematic and then you do this.