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The decision of a Constitutional question must rest somewhere.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “The decision of a Constitutional question must rest somewhere.”
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Beveridge asserts that constitutional questions must be resolved by someone, emphasizing the necessity of judicial authority.
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