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Clearly, then, it was the intention of the statute to protect the whole Cabinet, whether originally appointed by Andrew Johnson, or originally appointed by his predecessor and continued by him.
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Sumner asserts that the statute was intended to protect all members of the Cabinet, regardless of their original appointment.
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