Charles Sumner: “An Amendment of the Constitution may do what courts and Congress…”

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An Amendment of the Constitution may do what courts and Congress decline to do, or, even should they act, it may cover their action with its panoply.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that a constitutional amendment can achieve what Congress and courts may not.

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Charles Sumner: “An Amendment of the Constitution may do what courts and Congress decline to do, or, even should they act, it may cover…”