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In no case, where the laws of the United States are opposed, or their execution obstructed, is the President constrained to wait for the requisition of a Governor, or even the petition of a citizen.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “In no case, where the laws of the United States are opposed, or their execution obstructed, is the President constrained…”
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Sumner asserts the President's authority to act without waiting for state approval when federal laws are obstructed.
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