Charles Sumner: “The right to petition Congress is not an incident of the elective…”

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The right to petition Congress is not an incident of the elective franchise.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner clarifies that the right to petition Congress exists independently of the right to vote, emphasizing its fundamental nature.

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Charles Sumner: “The right to petition Congress is not an incident of the elective franchise.”