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Nobody could deny the existence of such powers--yet they were not granted by the language of the fundamental law.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Nobody could deny the existence of such powers--yet they were not granted by the language of the fundamental law.”
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Beveridge asserts that while certain powers exist, they are not explicitly granted by the Constitution's language.
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