When I say this, I do not speak vaguely; for I am sure that every student of this subject will admit that a judgment like that which I have adduced on a question of Parliamentary Law, and in favor of the rights of the subject, is of an authority in our country equal to the Constitution itself.
Sumner emphasizes the significance of a particular judgment in parliamentary law as equal to constitutional authority.
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