 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 sidor
...announces that each public officer may interpret the constitution as he pleases. His language is, " Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." " The opinion of the judges has no more authority over Congress than the opinion of Congress has over... | |
 | United States. Congress - 736 sidor
...more fully hereafter. President Jackson declared, in his message to Congress of the 10th July, 1832, "Each public officer who takes an oath to support...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." In his manifesto of the 18lh September, 1833, he declared the power over the deposites belonged to... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1873 - 780 sidor
...grounds on which this doctrine is maintained. The Constitution declares, (Art. 6,) that " Thi» Conutive, and the court must each for itself be guided by its...opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer, who takei an oath to support the Constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it, and... | |
 | Adolphe de Pineton marquis de Chambrun - 1874 - 318 sidor
...commanding a considerable majority in the Senate. In his memorable veto message the President said: " The Congress, the executive and the court must each...by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Eepresentatives, of the Senate and of the President to decide upon the constitutionality of any till... | |
 | Adolphe de Pineton marquis de Chambrun - 1874 - 320 sidor
...that " -without the consent of the people the Supreme Court could not decide questions of this class. The Congress, the Executive and the Court must each...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. The opinion of the judges has no more authority over Congress than the opinion of Congress has over... | |
 | Henry Wilson - 1874 - 754 sidor
...of President Jackson, accompanying the veto of the United States bank, in which he affirmed that " each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." Mr. Sumner avowed that he supported the Constitution as he understood it, and maintained that the Fugitive... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1908 - 864 sidor
...opinion of the Supreme Court covered the whole ground of this act, it ought not to control the coordinate authorities of this Government. The Congress, the...own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer The principle here affirmed Is that the " degree of Its necessity," Involving all the details of a... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - 1874 - 644 sidor
...of their reasoning may deserve." Mark these words, and let them sink into your minds. " Each pubhc officer, who takes an oath to support the Constitution,...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." Yes, sir, AS HE UNDERSTANDS IT, and not as it is understood by others. Does any Senator here dissent... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - 1874 - 648 sidor
...act, it ought not to control the co-ordinate authorities of this GovDUTIES UNDER THE OATH. 233 emment. The Congress, the Executive and the Court, must each...opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer, wlw takes an oath to support tltc Constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it.... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - 1874 - 656 sidor
...swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others." Yes, sir, AS HE UNDERSTANDS IT, and not as it is understood by others. Does any Senator here dissent from this rule ? Does the Senator from Virginia ? Does the Senator from... | |
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Government. The Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not... 
