If this goes down, we shall immediately see attempted another act of Congress declaring that the President shall continue in office during life, reserving to another occasion the transfer of the succession to his heirs, and the establishment of the Senate for life....
Beveridge warns of the potential consequences if the Alien and Sedition Laws are upheld, suggesting a slippery slope towards authoritarianism.
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