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It could not have been the intention of the framers of the Constitution that the Senate should have the power to retain in office persons placed there by Federal appointment, against the will of the President.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “It could not have been the intention of the framers of the Constitution that the Senate should have the power to retain…”
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Hoar argues that the framers of the Constitution did not intend for the Senate to have power over presidential appointments against the President's will.
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