On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
Congressional legislation 'doesn't amount to anything if the president can say, 'My constitutional authority supersedes the statute.'
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congress.govArlen Specter: “Congressional legislation 'doesn't amount to anything if the president can say, 'My constitutional authority supersedes…”
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Highlights the danger of presidential overreach undermining congressional authority.
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