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All else must be derived from grant in the Constitution or in the rules of the body.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “All else must be derived from grant in the Constitution or in the rules of the body.”
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Sumner emphasizes that all powers of the presiding officer must be derived from the Constitution or Senate rules.
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