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would he have
indicted for illegality the one who proposed that decree, or would he not? If he
says he would not, how can you believe him when he states that he is on the
watch for those who propose illegal decrees? And if he would have brought in an
indictment, is it not an outrageous thing, that when another proposed the bill,
he should prevent its being finally enacted, to the end that all should not have
this privilege, and should put a stop to the matter by preferring an indictment,
plainly writing by its side the words of the laws;
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