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“It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the congress has been in too many cases more than willing to walk away from its constitutional powers.”

Robert Byrd

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It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in American politics.

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