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Having agreed to the use of an unconstitutional tribunal, or to an extra constitutional tribunal, I had no qualms about accepting the result.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “Having agreed to the use of an unconstitutional tribunal, or to an extra constitutional tribunal, I had no qualms about…”
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Boutwell admits to accepting the results of an unconstitutional tribunal, indicating a complex relationship with legality and political outcomes.
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