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The constitution of the United States was first attacked by an unconstitutional repeal of a law, and now the independence of the Supreme Court is to be destroyed, by impeachments of the judges.
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Daggett discusses the dangers posed to the Constitution and the independence of the judiciary by political maneuvers.
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