It was his personal opinion. But he did not believe that the Constitution gave him the power to free all the slaves.

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Under the United States Constitution, the House of Representatives has the power to bring charges against the president.

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They said the Constitution did not give the president the power to violate the property rights of citizens.

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Mr Obama's lawyers complained that Arizona was in effect attempting to set its own immigration policy, and thereby arrogating a power the constitution gives to the federal government.

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However, the extraordinary degree of power that the constitution grants presidents makes this choice crucial.

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The constitution provides power to the indigenous population (which constitute about 55% of the population) and to the Bolivian state apparatus.

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