The primary funtion of congress is to pass rules that all Americans must obey.
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The old-timer is so tough that he doesn't feel old.
The old-timer has never traveled in the Klondike after fifty below.
The old-timer respects the power of the extreme weather and does not try to challenge it.
He was a Southerner who supported California's admission as a free state.