Gentlemen of the congress: i have called the congress into extraordinary session because there are serious, very serious, choices of policy to be made, and made immediately, which it was neither right nor constitutionally permissible that i should assume the responsibility of making.
wilson’s word choice in the paragraph supports the idea that
calling congress into session has major consequences.
he is worried about making this decision on his own.
he understands the magnitude of the decision the country is faced with.
the president cannot make serious decisions without input from congress.