Charles Sumner: “There is no question of the Constitution, no question of ex post…”

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There is no question of the Constitution, no question of ex post facto, but a simple question on the meaning of a statute.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner clarifies that the issue at hand is a straightforward interpretation of a statute, not a constitutional debate.

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Charles Sumner: “There is no question of the Constitution, no question of ex post facto, but a simple question on the meaning of a…”