Now, Sir, I insist--and I here challenge reply from any Senator on this floor--that such a constitution does not comply with the requirement of the Enabling Act, that it is not republican, and that it is repugnant to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.
Sumner challenges the constitution's compliance with the Enabling Act and its republican nature.
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