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It is inconsistent with itself, inasmuch as the General proclaims that he “comes to restore, not to violate, the Constitution and the laws,” and then proceeds to a direct violation of them.
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Sumner points out the hypocrisy of a General who claims to uphold the Constitution while violating it.
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