Charles Sumner: “Because they have a meaning; because they reserve to Congress what I…”

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Because they have a meaning; because they reserve to Congress what I call plenary power over the whole system.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the significance of formal language in legislation, arguing that it conveys important powers reserved for Congress.

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Charles Sumner: “Because they have a meaning; because they reserve to Congress what I call plenary power over the whole system.”