According to the Constitution, “All Legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.” And yet the President has assumed legislative power, even to the extent of making laws and constitutions for States.
Sumner argues that the President has overstepped his bounds by assuming legislative powers that belong to Congress.
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