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Congress could make treaties with foreign nations; but each of the States could and often did violate them at will.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Congress could make treaties with foreign nations; but each of the States could and often did violate them at will.”
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He points out the inconsistency in how states could disregard treaties made by Congress.
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