But suppose the President of the United States approved it, or the next President, if you please, should like the bill, and should veto your measure repealing it, or suppose a bare majority in either House of Congress should like it, then you could not repeal it.
Blaine warns about the potential difficulties of repealing a bill that has gained support from the President or Congress.
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