But you must bring to its determination the same simple desire for truth, undisturbed by external influences, which would control a judicial tribunal; for, in the determination of your powers under the Constitution, you are a judicial tribunal.
He calls for a judicial mindset in determining constitutional powers, emphasizing the need for impartiality.
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