 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1833 - 472 pages
...constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the house of representatives,...or approval, as it is of the supreme judges when it majr be brought before them for judicial decision. The opinion of the Judges has no more authority... | |
 | Philo Ashley Goodwin - Presidents - 1833 - 484 pages
...constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the house of representatives,...be brought before them for judicial decision. The opiniou,of the judges has no more authority over Congress than the opinion of Congress has over the... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Fugitive slave law of 1850 - 1852 - 90 pages
...Constitution, swears thai he toil! support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives,...resolution, which may be presented to them for passage 43 or approval, as it is of the Supreme Judges when it may be brought before them for judicial decision.... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1854 - 784 pages
...swears that he will support it as he understands it and not as it is understood by others. It is as mcch the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President, to deiie upon the constitutionality of any bill or resolution which may be presented to them for parrare... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1856 - 722 pages
...Constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it i> understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives,...be brought before them for judicial decision. The authority of the Supreme Court must not, therefore, be permitted to control the Congress or the Executive,... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1856 - 764 pages
...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is is much the duty of the House of RepresentatTes, of the Senate, and of the President, to decide upon the constitutionality of any bill or relation which may be presented to them for ]a*5age or approval, as it is of the supreme jnilges, when... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - United States - 1858 - 822 pages
...constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives,...them for passage or approval, as it is of the supreme judgeSj when it may be brought before them for judicial decision. The opinion of the jxidgcs has no... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 266 pages
...Constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives,...of any bill or resolution which may be presented to i hem for passage or approval, as it is of the supreme judges, when it may be brought before them for... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 268 pages
...Constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives,...constitutionality of any bill or resolution which may he presented to them for passage or approval, as it is of the supreme' judges, when it may he brought... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 586 pages
...Constitution, swears that heirill support it 1M he understands it, and not as it is understood by etlsert. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives,...them for passage or approval, as it is of the Supreme Judgea when it may be brought before them for judicial decision." Reverdy Johnson, commenting on this... | |
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Each public officer, who takes an oath to support the constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the house of representatives, of the senate, and of the President,... 
