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Charles Sumner: “And this assumption becomes more objectionable, when it is considered how completely it excludes the House of…”

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And this assumption becomes more objectionable, when it is considered how completely it excludes the House of Representatives from an important function in the Government.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the exclusion of the House of Representatives from significant governmental functions due to executive actions.

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