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There has been no instance since the Revolution of 1688 of attaching general legislation to a bill for raising or appropriating money, and scarcely, if ever, such an instance before that date.
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Hoar asserts the rarity of attaching general legislation to money bills since the 1688 Revolution, emphasizing constitutional norms.
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