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Quotation from Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer by Supreme Court of the United States
“In the framework of our Constitution, the President's power to see that the laws are faithfully executed refutes the idea that he is to be a lawmaker.”
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, Opinion of the Court (Black, J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Black rejects the argument that the executive power clauses authorize the seizure.
Citation: "In the framework of our Constitution, the President's power to see that the laws are faithfully executed refutes the idea that he is to be a lawmaker." — Supreme Court of the United States, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, Opinion of the Court (Black, J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id youngstown-sheet-and-tube-v-sawyer-q1)
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