Wherefore, the said Parliament have reserved to themselves, in express words, the power of setting aside any such treaty, and taking the advantages of any circumstances which may arise to subject this Continent to their usurpations.
Paine asserts that the British Parliament retains the power to invalidate any treaty, undermining American sovereignty.
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