You have already one instance of its execution, and you have the solemn decision of the Supreme Court of the United States declaring that it is in the discretion of Congress to select the means by which to enforce the powers granted.
Sumner references a Supreme Court decision affirming Congress's discretion in selecting enforcement means.
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