1. Imperial Presidents
... in the Federalist Papers, that the president commander in chief was like the Great King of Britain, but in substance much inferior. If the president objects to a law, then he can issue a veto but with the power of the Congress, they can override the veto. If the Supreme Court rules that a law approved by Congress violates the constitution, the Congress can initiate the process to amend the Constitution, impeach the hostile judges, or expand the size of the court ... "having had cause." (pg. 22) Lincoln had established vastly broader limits for presidential power in times of national eme...
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