Angus King

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.

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.

And that's the danger. The president once said, I think it was in his first term, I have the powerful Article II, you know, which is the part of the Constitution that defines the presidency. By the way, Article I is the Congress, the legislative power. Article II is the presidency.

And that's the danger. The president once said, I think it was in his first term, I have the powerful Article II, you know, which is the part of the Constitution that defines the presidency. By the way, Article I is the Congress, the legislative power. Article II is the presidency.

And that's the danger. The president once said, I think it was in his first term, I have the powerful Article II, you know, which is the part of the Constitution that defines the presidency. By the way, Article I is the Congress, the legislative power. Article II is the presidency.

I went back and reread article two the other day. Oh yeah, what's in it? It gives the president practically no power. He only has one and a half unilateral powers. The one is pardoned. That's a unilateral power. He can do it. No checks, no balances, nothing. He can do it. I grant you that. It also says he's the commander in chief for the armed forces in times of war.

I went back and reread article two the other day. Oh yeah, what's in it? It gives the president practically no power. He only has one and a half unilateral powers. The one is pardoned. That's a unilateral power. He can do it. No checks, no balances, nothing. He can do it. I grant you that. It also says he's the commander in chief for the armed forces in times of war.

I went back and reread article two the other day. Oh yeah, what's in it? It gives the president practically no power. He only has one and a half unilateral powers. The one is pardoned. That's a unilateral power. He can do it. No checks, no balances, nothing. He can do it. I grant you that. It also says he's the commander in chief for the armed forces in times of war.

But even that power is circumscribed by the Constitution giving the power to declare war to the Congress. And if you go back to the debates at the convention in 1787, August 23rd, they debated the war power. And some people said, well, a committee like Congress can't run a war. And others said, yeah, but look what these princes in Europe do, dragging their countries into war for foolish reasons.

But even that power is circumscribed by the Constitution giving the power to declare war to the Congress. And if you go back to the debates at the convention in 1787, August 23rd, they debated the war power. And some people said, well, a committee like Congress can't run a war. And others said, yeah, but look what these princes in Europe do, dragging their countries into war for foolish reasons.