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In our system of democracy, our government works on a system of checks and balances. Instead of stripping power from the

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"In our system of democracy, our government works on a system of checks and balances. Instead of stripping power from the courts, I believe we should follow the process prescribed in our Constitution - consideration of a Constitutional amendment"

- Dennis Cardoza

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This quote is written / told by Dennis Cardoza somewhere between March 31, 1959 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 13 other quotes.

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