it was mcnutt rule so fast that even the government became confused. second branch. what happens when the executive branch plays judge? i see cases in which veterans have a winning legal argument. veterans seeking benefits for ptsd. immigrants seeking lawful admission into this country. i as an independent judge think they should win. they have a winning argument under the law. but we have doctrines now that say independent judges do not get to interpret the law. does and i, a supreme court justice, whatever that is, have to defer to a bureaucrat's interpretation of the law. you have a right -- supposed to have a right to an independent judge to determine your rights under the law. that is lost. powers, i think it is vital to your freedoms. those are three examples. like the rest of our constitution, separation of powers is only as good as the people, and the people have to want it, and the people have to protect it. i think reagan used to say the only one generation away we are from tyranny. would you say that the three branches are equal, or are they and -- in bala