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Besides ignoring all the controlling powers of Congress, this assumption ignores also the conduct of this very Legislature by which its organization was for a while defeated.
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Here, Sumner points out the flaws in assumptions that ignore Congressional authority and the actions of the Legislature, advocating for a comprehensive view of governance.
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