Albert Beveridge: “There is not, in the Constitution, one syllable on the subject of…”

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There is not, in the Constitution, one syllable on the subject of navigation.

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Republican · Indiana

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Beveridge points out the absence of specific constitutional references to navigation, suggesting broader interpretations of congressional powers.

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Albert Beveridge: “There is not, in the Constitution, one syllable on the subject of navigation.”