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I say the power must exist in Congress of ratifying, if it sees fit, certain executive acts.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I say the power must exist in Congress of ratifying, if it sees fit, certain executive acts.”
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Sumner states that Congress must have the authority to ratify certain executive actions.
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