The veto power, conferred by the National Constitution as a remedy for ill-considered legislation, was turned by him into a weapon of offence against Congress, and into an instrument to beat down the just opposition which his usurpation had aroused.
Sumner asserts that Johnson abused the veto power to suppress Congressional opposition.
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