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On the contrary, I think that Senators on the other side--both the Senator from Virginia and the Senator from Connecticut--admit that a treaty cannot be abrogated, except by virtue of an Act of Congress.
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Sumner asserts that both sides of the Senate agree that treaties cannot be abrogated without Congressional action.
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