Eloquence of the United States, Volumen1E. & H. Clark, 1827 - 517 páginas |
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... legislatures ; so the people are superior to our constitutions . Indeed , the superiority , in this last in- stance , is much greater ; for the people possess , over our constitutions , control in act , as well as in right . The ...
... legislatures ; so the people are superior to our constitutions . Indeed , the superiority , in this last in- stance , is much greater ; for the people possess , over our constitutions , control in act , as well as in right . The ...
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... legislature , it may be corrected by the constitution ; if in the con- stitution , it may be corrected by the people . There is a remedy , therefore , for every distemper in govern- ment , if the people are not wanting to themselves ...
... legislature , it may be corrected by the constitution ; if in the con- stitution , it may be corrected by the people . There is a remedy , therefore , for every distemper in govern- ment , if the people are not wanting to themselves ...
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... legislature , experienced the truth of this position ? It is insepara- ble from the disposition of bodies , who have a constitu- tional power of resistance , to examine the merits of a law . This has ever been the case with the federal ...
... legislature , experienced the truth of this position ? It is insepara- ble from the disposition of bodies , who have a constitu- tional power of resistance , to examine the merits of a law . This has ever been the case with the federal ...
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... legislatures . In Massa- chusetts , the assembly consists of about three hundred -in South Carolina , of nearly one ... legislature . If the whole number in the United States be , at present , three millions , as is commonly supposed ...
... legislatures . In Massa- chusetts , the assembly consists of about three hundred -in South Carolina , of nearly one ... legislature . If the whole number in the United States be , at present , three millions , as is commonly supposed ...
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that there should be a broad democratic branch in the national legislature . But this matter , sir , depends on circumstances . It is impossible , in the first instance , to be precise and exact with regard to the number ; and it is ...
that there should be a broad democratic branch in the national legislature . But this matter , sir , depends on circumstances . It is impossible , in the first instance , to be precise and exact with regard to the number ; and it is ...
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