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Charles Sumner: “If he can wield these powers alone, surely he can wield them in association with Congress; nor will their efficacy be…”

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If he can wield these powers alone, surely he can wield them in association with Congress; nor will their efficacy be impaired, when it is known that they proceed from this associate will, rather than from his single will alone.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that if the President can exercise war powers alone, he should also be able to do so with Congress.

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