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And shall such an offender, degraded from the capacity of even being doorkeeper of this Chamber, yet retain the capacity of being a member of a body of the most dignity, trust, and power in the country?
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “And shall such an offender, degraded from the capacity of even being doorkeeper of this Chamber, yet retain the capacity…”
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He challenges the idea that a convicted individual could still serve in a prestigious Senate role while being barred from lesser positions.
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