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Not the President alone, not the President and Senate, can set them aside; but for this purpose the whole power of the Government must be invoked, in its most solemn form, by Act of Congress.
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Sumner argues that only Congress has the authority to abrogate treaties, highlighting the need for a collective governmental action.
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