Angus King

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.

What's happened is, see, here's the Senate. Here's the House. Here's the Supreme Court. Here's the veto. Two-thirds override. Here are treaties. Here's the state law. See, it divided power up into all these little pieces. He's throwing it over his shoulder, every piece. That's the whole way the Constitution is supposed to work. And the problem is now the lever is jammed.

What's happened is, see, here's the Senate. Here's the House. Here's the Supreme Court. Here's the veto. Two-thirds override. Here are treaties. Here's the state law. See, it divided power up into all these little pieces. He's throwing it over his shoulder, every piece. That's the whole way the Constitution is supposed to work. And the problem is now the lever is jammed.

What's happened is, see, here's the Senate. Here's the House. Here's the Supreme Court. Here's the veto. Two-thirds override. Here are treaties. Here's the state law. See, it divided power up into all these little pieces. He's throwing it over his shoulder, every piece. That's the whole way the Constitution is supposed to work. And the problem is now the lever is jammed.

I mean, you can't put it more directly than that. And it's based on human nature. Ancient Romans understood this. They had a question that summed up this. I believe it sums up all the political science. Quis custodiat ipso custodes. Who will guard the guardians? And the question is, how do you control the government from then abusing that power against you?

I mean, you can't put it more directly than that. And it's based on human nature. Ancient Romans understood this. They had a question that summed up this. I believe it sums up all the political science. Quis custodiat ipso custodes. Who will guard the guardians? And the question is, how do you control the government from then abusing that power against you?

I mean, you can't put it more directly than that. And it's based on human nature. Ancient Romans understood this. They had a question that summed up this. I believe it sums up all the political science. Quis custodiat ipso custodes. Who will guard the guardians? And the question is, how do you control the government from then abusing that power against you?

And the Constitution is this brilliant divider of power that was designed to keep from happening what's happening right now before our eyes, which is the executive partially usurping, but it's also Congress abdicating its power and concentrating power into the hands of the president. Whoever is the president, I don't care if the Archangel Gabriel is the president, it's just dangerous.

And the Constitution is this brilliant divider of power that was designed to keep from happening what's happening right now before our eyes, which is the executive partially usurping, but it's also Congress abdicating its power and concentrating power into the hands of the president. Whoever is the president, I don't care if the Archangel Gabriel is the president, it's just dangerous.

And the Constitution is this brilliant divider of power that was designed to keep from happening what's happening right now before our eyes, which is the executive partially usurping, but it's also Congress abdicating its power and concentrating power into the hands of the president. Whoever is the president, I don't care if the Archangel Gabriel is the president, it's just dangerous.

I think it's the most direct assault on the Constitution in the history of this country. I think we're in grave danger. And the problem is those who are cheering on this president because they like what he's doing, but they're ignoring the way he's doing it, can themselves later become the target. I said the other day, you know, you feel pretty good until the eye of Sauron turns on you.

I think it's the most direct assault on the Constitution in the history of this country. I think we're in grave danger. And the problem is those who are cheering on this president because they like what he's doing, but they're ignoring the way he's doing it, can themselves later become the target. I said the other day, you know, you feel pretty good until the eye of Sauron turns on you.