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They tend wholly to take away from the Commons the benefit of making good their case before the proper judges, and submit this high inquest to the inferior courts.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “They tend wholly to take away from the Commons the benefit of making good their case before the proper judges, and…”
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Burke argues that proposed changes would undermine the Commons' ability to present their case effectively.
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