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The power of the present Congress to enact laws essential to the welfare of the people has been struck with apoplexy by the executive hand.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “The power of the present Congress to enact laws essential to the welfare of the people has been struck with apoplexy by…”
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Quincy argues that the executive branch has incapacitated Congress's ability to legislate for the people's welfare.
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