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Chris Armstrong: “He has refused his assent to laws most wholesome and…”

Featuring: Chris Armstrong, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, 7th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 01:18

The history of the present administration is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these States. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his assent to laws most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his government to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation, till his assent should be obtained. (01:18–01:24)

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Asserts that [the current administration] has refused to approve laws beneficial to the public.

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