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Such privileges as the Senate has are derived from the House of Commons rather than from the House of Lords, so far as they are derived from either of these bodies.
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Sumner explains that the privileges of the Senate are derived more from the House of Commons than from the House of Lords, clarifying the source of legislative authority.
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