[T]here is not a syllable in the plan under consideration which direct…

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[T]here is not a syllable in the plan under consideration which directly empowers the national courts to construe the laws according to the spirit of the Constitution. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2004). The Federalist Papers, p.576, Simon and Schuster
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[T]here is not a syllable in the plan under consideration which directly empowers the national courts to construe the laws according to the spirit of the Constitution. ✨ Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2004). The Federalist Papers, p.576, Simon and Schuster

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