Think of it as a matter of plain common sense--"forty-eight Senators, one hundred and eighty-eight Representatives, and the President of the United States, all sworn to maintain the Constitution, have concurred in the sentiment that the measure is strictly conformable to it.
Beveridge appeals to common sense in arguing that elected officials should uphold the Constitution.
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