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So much, at least, I do know: the Senate is judge, without appeal, with regard to the seats of its members; and I am sure it will not unseat a Senator by a strained application of an ex post facto statute.
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Sumner asserts the Senate's authority over its members' seats, emphasizing the importance of due process in such matters.
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