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(5) That the legislative and executive powers of the state should be separate and
distinct from the judicative; and, that the members of the two first may be
restrained from oppression by feeling and participating the burthens of the
people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into
that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied
by frequent, certain, and regular elections in which all, or any part of the former
members, to be again eligible, or ineligible, as the laws shall direct.
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Summarize point 6
distinct from the judicative; and, that the members of the two first may be
restrained from oppression by feeling and participating the burthens of the
people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into
that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied
by frequent, certain, and regular elections in which all, or any part of the former
members, to be again eligible, or ineligible, as the laws shall direct.
simply
Summarize point 6
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Point 6 emphasizes the importance of separating legislative and executive powers from judicial powers. It suggests that to prevent oppression by lawmakers and executives, they should regularly step down from their positions and return to the general public. This transition should be managed through regular elections that allow for both the re-election and ineligibility of former members, as determined by law.