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It is above the Constitution, because, when set in motion, like necessity, it knows no other law.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is above the Constitution, because, when set in motion, like necessity, it knows no other law.”
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Sumner argues that Martial Law operates beyond the constraints of the Constitution when necessary.
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