Separation of Powers

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As the President's staff wrangle with Speaker Haffley over the pending federal budget, Toby dispatches former Supreme Court clerk and personal friend Joe Quincy to check on the condition of the stricken Chief Justice -- an ancient Supreme Court icon who has Washington wondering if he will finally step down. As the clock ticks on a new budget, hard-charging Angela faces a mighty challenge as she tries to hammer out an agreement that could compromise Bartlet's campaign promises. But the President is also focused on a crucial national TV interview that Zoey has agreed to tape with a well-known newswoman with a knack for exposing raw emotions.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Cast 2.1 Starring 2.2 Special Guest Stars 2.3 Guest Starring 2.4 Co-Starring 3 Trivia 4 Goofs 5 Quotes 6 References

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[edit] Cast

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• Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet
• Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
• Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
• Joshua Malina as Will Bailey
• Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
• Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
• John Spencer as Leo McGarry
• Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
• and Martin Sheen as President Jed Bartlet

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• Matthew Perry as Joe Quincy
• Gary Cole as Bob Russell

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• Elisabeth Moss as Zoey Bartlet
• Michael Hyatt as Angela Blake
• Steven Culp as Jeff Haffley
• Milo O'Shea as Roy Ashland
• H. Richard Greene as Rep. Robert Royce
• NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
• Obi Ndefo as Donald
• Amy Stewart as Lisa Zimmer
• Kristoffer Winters as Steve

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• Kathrin Lautner as Diane Mathers
• Bobbie Norman as Helen
• Steven Pierce as OMB Director

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Speaker Haffley: You will be held responsible for shutting down the Federal Government.
President Bartlet: Then shut it down.

Chief Justice Ashland: Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Marshall. John or Thurgood, either one. I want Brandeis, Blackmun, Douglas. But you can't get them, can you? Because its all compromises, now. The ones who have no record of scholarship; no body of opinions, nothing you can hold them to. That's who they'll confirm. Raging mediocrities.... I have good days and bad. But on my worst days, I am better than the amped-up ambulance chasers you could get confirmed by this Senate. You can't do it, Jed. You're not strong enough. The Speaker's running the table and I can't take a chance.

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"The West Wing" Separation of Powers (2003)

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