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When, finally, the Council of Appointment set up the claim that the right to nominate was vested concurrently in the governor and in each of the four senators, it practically stripped the chief executive of power.
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This passage discusses the diminishing power of the governor due to the actions of the Council of Appointment, reflecting on the complexities of political authority.
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This reckless claim amazed his friends as much as it aroused his enemies, and he at once became the object of most cutting reproaches.
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