Charles Sumner: “Each branch of the Government must interpret the Constitution for…”

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Each branch of the Government must interpret the Constitution for itself, according to its own sense of obligation under the oath we have all taken.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes that each branch of government has the responsibility to interpret the Constitution based on its own understanding.

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Charles Sumner: “Each branch of the Government must interpret the Constitution for itself, according to its own sense of obligation under…”