Charles Sumner: “But what proceeds out of this power is, from the nature of the case…”

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But what proceeds out of this power is, from the nature of the case, provisional or temporary, until it has received the sanction of Congress.

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He warns that actions taken under the President's military power are provisional until approved by Congress.

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