Note 24 — Chapter XVI · THE SECOND-CHAMBER PROBLEM[21]
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“The validity of a law ought not, then, to be questioned, unless it is so obviously repugnant to the constitution, that when pointed out by the judges, all men of sense and reflection in the community may perceive the repugnancy.”—Per Chancellor Waties in Adm’rs of Byrne v. Adm’rs of Stewart, 3 Des. 466 (South Carolina, 1812).