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Charles Sumner: “If I am supported in this principle, I shall be able to show, by strong cases under the Constitution, that its…”

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If I am supported in this principle, I shall be able to show, by strong cases under the Constitution, that its undeniable intention must be frustrated, if a Senator be not considered an officer of the United States.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that the Constitution's intention would be undermined if Senators are not considered officers of the United States.

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