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Any statute which proposes to do this is a mere nullity; it takes away no right, it confers none.
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gutenberg.orgFranklin Pierce: “Any statute which proposes to do this is a mere nullity; it takes away no right, it confers none.”
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He argues that any statute attempting to change state domestic relations is ineffective.
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