...to direct review by Congress. 'By the constitution of the United States, the President is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his.own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own...

...3. In fulfilling his constitutional role in national defense and foreign relations, the President " is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience." Marbury. supra 5 US at 166. The establishment of the original departments of the executive branch by...

...constitution . . . ihe President is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise or which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only lo his country in his political character and 10 his own conscience. . . ." "They respect Ihe nation,...

...that "the secrets of the cabinet" are beyond outside scrutiny,3 and that "the President is invested with certain important political powers in the exercise...he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience".4 In these areas, Congress can...

...that "the secrets of the cabinet" are beyond outside scrutiny,3 and that "the President is invested with certain important political powers in the exercise...he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience".4 In these areas, Congress can...

...right. See, eg, id. at 165-66: By the Constitution of the United States, the president is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion .... [W]here the heads of departments are the political or confidential agents of the executive, merely...

...responsible only to the country in his political character and to his own conscience, said: "To nid him in the performance of these duties, he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who McCauley v. Brooks. act by his authority and in conformity with his orders. In such cases their acts...

...stated in Marbury v. Madison itself: By the constitution of the United States, the President is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise...his political character, and to his own conscience. . . . The subjects are political. They respect the nation, not individual rights, and being intrusted...

...Court John Marshall wrote in the famous Marbury v. Madison (1803) case that "the president is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise...country in his political character, and to his own conscience."2' On another occasion Marshall commented that the president is the "sole organ of the...

...discretionary powers of the president: "By the constitution of the United States, the president is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise...country in his political character, and to his own conscience."29 That is to say, there are matters of a political nature that may defy judicial review....