 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - 1804 - 514 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...prohibited *and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested, that the constitution controls any legislative act repugnant...is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary to the constitution... | |
 | William Wirt - 1826 - 690 pagina’s
...prohihited and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested, that the constitution controls any legislative act repugnant...is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. ' If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary to the constitution... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1827 - 674 pagina’s
...prohibited, and Acts allowed, are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested, that the Constitution controls any legislative Act repugnant...is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. " If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative Act, contrary to the... | |
 | William Sullivan - 1830 - 72 pagina’s
...prohibited and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested, that the constitution controls any legislative act repugnant...is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. ' If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary to the constitution... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 800 pagina’s
...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, when the legislature shall please to alter it If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary to the constitution... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1827 - 686 pagina’s
...prohibited, and Jlcfs allowed, are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested, that the Constitution controls any legislative Act repugnant...legislature may alter the Constitution by an ordinary Act. " This original and supreme will organizes the government, and assigns to different departments their... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 pagina’s
...prohibited and acts allowed are of equal obligation. \tt is a proposition too plain to be contested, that the constitution controls any legislative act repugnant...legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. 3 .Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution is either a superior, paramount... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1004 pagina’s
...prohibited and acts allowed are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested, that the constitution controls any legislative act repugnant...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 pagina’s
...prohibited and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested, that the constitution controls any legislative act repugnant...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.... | |
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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. 
