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To change this requirement is to fly in the face of the National Constitution.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “To change this requirement is to fly in the face of the National Constitution.”
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of adhering to constitutional requirements in legal proceedings.
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