Since that time the government has continued, under the advice of the Attorney General that in the absence of action by Congress, there is necessarily an implied authority on the part of the Executive to maintain a government in a territory in which he has to see that the laws are executed.
Taft discusses the implied authority of the Executive in maintaining governance in the canal zone.
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