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Charles Sumner: “Two provisions of the Constitution place this conclusion beyond question.”

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Two provisions of the Constitution place this conclusion beyond question.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner points out that two provisions of the Constitution support his conclusion regarding judicial authority.

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