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The legislature was so afraid of the President's legal power that it unfairly accused him of acting beyond the law.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgThe legislature was so afraid of the President's legal power that it unfairly accused him of acting beyond the law.
Bagehot discusses the legislature's fear of the President's power, leading to accusations of illegality.
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