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Rhiannon12866

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Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:36 PM Sep 2025

Michael: Congress must defend its power or surrender it to an imperial president - The Weeknight - MSNBC



In a new op-ed on MSNBC.com, co-host Michael Steele writes: “The next few months will determine whether lawmakers will defend their constitutional powers or surrender them to an increasingly imperial president, perhaps for good.” The Weeknight hosts respond to what’s at stake for American democracy. - Aired on 09/04/2025.
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Michael: Congress must defend its power or surrender it to an imperial president - The Weeknight - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2025 OP
Remember what happened to the Reichstag. hedda_foil Sep 2025 #1
Someone better stop the power dlilafae Sep 2025 #2

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