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The word person was chosen, and therefore Congress has no constitutional power to deprive of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, any being embraced in the definition of that word.
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Mann argues that the choice of the word 'person' in the Constitution protects all individuals from deprivation of rights without due process.
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