To which I reply, that it is not for mistake in judgment, but for usurpation in undertaking to exercise his judgment at all on such a question, that he is impeached; in other words, he is impeached for undertaking to set aside a statute.
Sumner argues that the President should be impeached not for a mistake, but for overstepping his authority.
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