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Some abolitionists criticize Lincoln's Emancipation proclamation because of what

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Some abolitionists criticize Lincoln's Emancipation proclamation because it was an "executive order"--meaning that it did not go through Congress and therefore had less "weight" than a congressional amendment.
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