 | United States - 1845 - 1484 pages
...revise the acts- of his predecessor, and expose to public view that which he had determined shoald not be "made public/' If not a matter of strict duty,...probably would happen, that the President, for the time being, would not be in possession of the information upon which his predecessor actedrand could not... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1897 - 572 pages
...Congress, can without a violation of the spirit of the law revise the acts of his predecessor and expose to public view that which he had determined should...probably would happen, that the President for the time being would not be in possession of the information upon which his predecessor acted, and could not,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Government Operations - 1973 - 374 pages
...can without a violation of the spirit of the law revise the acts of his predecessor and expose to the public view that which he had determined should not...probably would happen, that the President for the time being would not be in possession of the information upon which his predecessor acted, and could not,... | |
 | Robert M. Pallitto, William G. Weaver - Law - 2007 - 288 pages
...Congress, can without a violation of the spirit of the law revise the acts of his predecessor and expose to public view that which he had determined should not be 'made public.' " Polk thought that "if not a matter of strict duty, it would certainly be a safe general rule that... | |
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If not a matter of strict duty, it would certainly be a safe general rule that this should not be done. Indeed, it may well happen, and probably would happen, that the President for the time being would not be in possession of the information upon which... 