Charles Sumner: “If, Sir, a Senator be not an officer under this clause, it might…”

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If, Sir, a Senator be not an officer under this clause, it might happen that the Senate of the United States might become a House of Lords.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that if Senators are not considered officers, it could lead to a transformation of the Senate into an aristocratic body.

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