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" The opinion of the judges has no more authority over Congress than the opinion of Congress has over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not, therefore, be permitted to control the... "
Arguments and Speeches of William Maxwell Evarts - Page 445
by William Maxwell Evarts - 1919
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Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, Volume 1

David G. Savage - Law - 2004 - 848 pages
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Constitutional Debate in Action: Governmental powers

H. L. Pohlman - Law - 2004 - 340 pages
...the opinion of Congress has over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not, therefore,...such influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve.15 More than a century later, in 1937, in a political context that will be explored in the...
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Defense of Marriage: Does it Need Defending?

James Perkins - Family & Relationships - 2004 - 136 pages
...the opinion of Congress had over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not, therefore,...permitted to control the Congress or the Executive." Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, 1861: "...the candid citizen must confess that if the policy...
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Original Intent: The Courts, the Constitution & Religion

David Barton - Law - 2000 - 548 pages
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For the Sake of Argument: Practical Reasoning, Character, and the Ethics of ...

Eugene Garver - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2004 - 294 pages
...Restraint," Duke Law Journal 44 (1994): 449-523. Andrew Jackson said, too, that Supreme Court decisions "have only such influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve." President Andrew Jackson's Veto of the Bank of the United States, July 10, 1832. 17. Joseph Vining,...
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The Constitution in Congress: Democrats and Whigs, 1829-1861

David P. Currie - Law - 2005 - 369 pages
...the opinion of Congress has over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not therefore,...influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve. 39 37 2 Richardson at 583. 38 In this connection it should be noted that Congress itself continued...
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The Life of John Marshall, Volume 4

Albert Jeremiah Beveridge - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 705 pages
...the opinion of Congress has over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not, therefore,...influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve." l But, says Jackson, the court did not decide that "all features of this corporation are compatible...
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The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review

Larry Kramer - History - 2004 - 380 pages
...the opinion of Congress has over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not, therefore,...such influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve.76 Which, in Jackson's opinion, was not much. Jackson's veto caused an uproar, both for its...
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The Constitution in Congress: Democrats and Whigs, 1829-1861

David P. Currie - Law - 2005 - 369 pages
...the opinion of Congress has over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not therefore,...such influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve.39 372 Richardson at 583. 38ln this connection it should be noted that Congress itself continued...
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Challenges to the American Founding: Slavery, Historicism, and Progressivism ...

Ronald J. Pestritto, Thomas G. West - History - 2005 - 318 pages
...judge for itself the constitutionality of legislation: "The authority of the Supreme Court must not ... be permitted to control the Congress or the Executive when acting in their legislative capaciThe second, fuller argument on which Jackson relies is that the Court in McCulloch, in his view,...
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