The Constitution is either a superior, paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. If the former part of the alternative... American Quarterly Review - Página 183editado por - 1827Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - 1804 - 514 páginas
...aft. s V Between thefe alternatives there is no middle ground. The conftitution is either a fuperior, paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legiflative afts, and like other afts, is alterable when the legiilature fhall pleafe to alter it.... | |
| United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - 1812 - 486 páginas
...legislative act repugnant to it; or, that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....legislative act contrary to the constitution is not law : if the latter part be true, then written constitutions are absurd attempts, on the part of the... | |
| William Wirt - 1826 - 690 páginas
...legislative act repugnant to it; or, that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. ' Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....legislative act contrary to the constitution is not law; if the latter part be true, then written constitutions are absurd attempts, on the part of the... | |
| William Sullivan - 1830 - 72 páginas
...legislative act repugnant to it; or, that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. ' Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....legislative act contrary to the constitution is not law; if the latter part be true, then written constitutions are absurd attempts, on the part of the... | |
| Joseph Story - 1833 - 800 páginas
...be eminently cherished by them. On its firm and indeordinary means, or it is on a level wi'h ordmary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable,...legislative act contrary to the constitution is not law ; if the latter part be true, then written constitutions are obsurd attempts, on the part of the... | |
| John Marshall - 1839 - 762 páginas
...legislative act repugnant to it ; or that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. 3 .Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....legislative act contrary to the constitution is not law ; if the latter part be true, then written constitutions are absurd attempts on the part of the... | |
| E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1040 páginas
...legislative act repugnant to it; or, that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall choose to alter it.(a) § 402. " In the United States, the principle in the English government, that... | |
| James Wynne - 1850 - 372 páginas
...legislative act repugnant to it, or that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. " Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legistive acts, and like other acts, it is alterable, when the legislature shall please to alter it.... | |
| Joseph Story - 1851 - 642 páginas
...legislative act repugnant to it; or that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....legislative act contrary to the constitution, is not law; if the latter part be true, then written constitutions are absurd attempts on the part of the... | |
| George Van Santvoord - 1854 - 554 páginas
...lative act repugnant to it, or, that the Legislature may alter the Constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law : if the latter part be true, then written constitutions are absurd attempts, on the part of the... | |
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