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What security is there to an individual," he asked, if the Legislature of the Union or any particular State, should pass an ex post facto law?
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “What security is there to an individual," he asked, if the Legislature of the Union or any particular State, should pass…”
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This rhetorical question highlights concerns about individual rights in the face of potentially oppressive legislation.
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