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Kashmala Rehman Like Larry Kramer, I think that the United States Supreme Court has additional power that it was not meant to have. I believe this because almost everything is depended on the Supreme Court, has more power than other branches, and that America is supposed to be a democracy not a oligarchy. Kramer states in his side of the debate, “It rules on our rights when accused… can execute someone...how much money...we have right to marry…”. This statement from the passage shows that the Supreme Court is depended on to choose what’s right and what’s wrong for us. Secondly, I believe that the Supreme Court is given too much power because the Judicial branch, which includes the Supreme Court, is envisioned as superior than the others. In

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