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One way is to pass a law by two-thirds over the President’s veto, prescribing the conditions of reconstruction of any State government, and declaring none republican in form which excludes negroes from voting.
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Sumner proposes a legislative solution to ensure that state governments are republican in form and inclusive of all voters.
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