If the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States on the powers of Congress are to prevail, then, it seems to me, any such assumption, in a case where the original power of Congress is clear, will be unconstitutional and void.
Sumner warns that assuming powers not granted to Congress would be unconstitutional.
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