| United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Law reports, digests, etc - 1804 - 514 pages
...doftrine would fubvert the very foundation of all written conftitutions. It would declare that an aft, which, according to the principles and theory of our government, is entirely void; is yet, in praftice, completely obligatory. It would declare, that if the legiflature fhall do what is exprefsly... | |
| Robert Walsh - American literature - 1827 - 674 pages
...reduced to the necessity of maintaining that courts must close their eyes on the Constitution, and see only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very...principles and theory of our government, is entirely mid; is yet, in practice, completely obligatory. It would declare, that if the legislature should do... | |
| Robert Walsh - American literature - 1827 - 686 pages
...reduced to the necessity of maintaining that courts must close their eyes on the Constitution, and see only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very...obligatory. It would declare, that if the legislature should do what is expressly forbidden, such Act, notwithstanding the express prohibition, is in reality... | |
| Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1851 - 642 pages
...triumph. 1 To the people at large, therefore, such an must close their eyes on the constitution and see only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very...constitutions. It would declare that an act, which, aecording to the principles and theory of our government, is entirely void, is yet in practice completely... | |
| John Fulton - Constitutional history - 1864 - 582 pages
...reduced to the necessity of maintaining that courts must close their eyes on the Constitution, and see only the law. " This doctrine would subvert the very...notwithstanding the express prohibition, is in reality eifectual. It would be giving to the legislature a practical and real omnipotence, with the same breath... | |
| Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 532 pages
...reduced to the necessity of maintaining that courts must close their eyes on the Constitution and see only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very...act which, according to the principles and theory of oar government, U entirely void, is yet, in practice, completely obligatory. It would declare that... | |
| Jurisprudence - 1871 - 524 pages
...duty. " If then the courts are to regard the constitution; and the * Marhuryv. Madison, 1 Cranch 177. constitution is superior to any ordinary act of the...government, is entirely void: is yet, in practice, completly obligatory. It would declare. that if the Legislature shall do what is expressely forbidden,... | |
| Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1873 - 752 pages
...reduced to the necessity of maintaining that courts must close their eyes on the Constitution and see only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very...written constitutions. It would declare that an act, wl|ich, according to the principles and theory of our government, is entirely void.is yet in practice... | |
| George Sharswood - Legal ethics - 1876 - 230 pages
...reduced to the necessity of maintaining that courts must close their eyes on the Constitution and see only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very...It would be giving to the legislature a practical 3 and real omnipotence with the same breath which professes to restrict their powers within narrow... | |
| Tennessee Bar Association - Bar associations - 1913 - 282 pages
...reduced to the necessity of maintaining that Courts must close their eyes on the Constitution and see only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very...foundation of all written constitutions. It would declare an act which according to the principles and theory of our government is entirely void, is yet in practice... | |
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