In other words, the court means to say that, after a contract has been made for the payment of a certain number of dollars, congress has power to alter the meaning of the word dollar, and thus authorize the debtor to pay in something different from, and less valuable than, the thing he agreed to pay.
Spooner asserts that Congress can redefine terms like 'dollar,' impacting the integrity of contracts.
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