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The constitution provided against every probable vacancy in the office of President, but did not provide for utter imbecility.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The constitution provided against every probable vacancy in the office of President, but did not provide for utter…”
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Sherman critiques the constitutional provisions regarding presidential incapacity, suggesting a gap in governance.
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