Such a law the President will be obliged to obey and execute.… The other mode of solving the problem, over the head of the President, is to pass an Amendment of the Constitution prescribing universal suffrage.… We have the requisite majority to pursue either of these plans; but is there nerve for the work?
Sumner discusses the necessity of constitutional amendments for universal suffrage and the challenges of political will.
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