ARE YOU SAYING EVERY BRANCH GETS ITS OWN CONSTITUTION?” — Kennedy Grills Nominee on ‘Departmentalism

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[00:00:00]Mr. Fires, I want to ask you about an article you wrote um last year called departmentalism in the departmentalism in the age of Trump. Do you remember that?

[00:00:13]I do, Senator. It was a speech I that I gave.

[00:00:15]>> Yes. Yeah.

[00:00:17]Um and as I read it um you espouse the view that each department of the federal government has a responsibility to interpret the Constitution.

[00:00:35]Did you mean each department or each branch? Tell me about that article.

[00:00:39]>> I They'd be synonymous in this context.

[00:00:41]I was referring to both branches. Um the theory of departmentalism is the view >> were referring to branches.

[00:00:47]>> Correct. Okay.