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The most solemn obligation placed by the Constitution on the Executive is the power to veto its actions.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “The most solemn obligation placed by the Constitution on the Executive is the power to veto its actions.”
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Coolidge articulates the significant responsibility of the Executive to veto actions of the legislature as outlined in the Constitution.
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