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Mike Turner: “The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture except during the life of the person attained.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio
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govinfo.gov
Jan 6, 2011

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Speaker Turner discusses the constitutional powers regarding treason.

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