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If he had succeeded as he hoped, he could have changed his temporary appointment at pleasure, and thus have defied the authority of the Senate and the mandatory provisions of the constitution and the law.
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Sherman warns that if the President had succeeded, it would undermine the Senate's authority and constitutional mandates.
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