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Charles Sumner: “To insist that the restrictions of the Constitution, evidently intended for the national judicature, are applicable to…”

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To insist that the restrictions of the Constitution, evidently intended for the national judicature, are applicable to these outlying tribunals, is to limit the treaty power and to curtail the means of justice beyond the national jurisdiction.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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He argues that applying constitutional restrictions to outlying tribunals limits treaty power and justice.

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