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Claim

Each house is the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members




Arguments

If it is true that...

Legislative powers are vested in a Congress consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives

and

The times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives are prescribed by each state's legislature

Then it must be true that...

Each house is the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members


Consequences

If it is true that...

Each house is the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members

Then it must be true that...

Each house may determine its proceedings' rules, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and expel a member with two-thirds concurrence