John Tyler actually said...

Surely if the pause for reflection intended by the wise authors of the Constitution by referring the subject back to Congress for reconsider...

After all, the effect of what I do is substantially to call on Congress to reconsider the subject.

The exercise of some independence of judgment in regard to all acts of legislation is plainly implied in the responsibility of approving the...

The Executive has no complaint to make against the conduct or decisions of the highly respectable person appointed by his sovereign umpire b...