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Charles E. Schumer: the States, as co-equal sovereigns, have their own sovereign powers, and that includes, as everyone at the time of the…

On the recordJanuary 29, 2003
the States, as co-equal sovereigns, have their own sovereign powers, and that includes, as everyone at the time of the Constitutional Convention understood, sovereign immunity.
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Charles E. Schumer
New York
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congress.gov
Jan 29, 2003

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Highlighting the sovereign powers of states in relation to federal authority.

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