Congress is supreme, and, for all the purposes of this department, has all the powers of the people of the United States, except such as have been expressly or by implication reserved in the prohibitions of the Constitution.
Reid articulates the supremacy of Congress and its powers over the people of the United States, as defined by the Constitution.
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