| Virginia. General Court, William Brockenbrough, Hugh Holmes - Courts - 1815 - 364 pages
...course to be preferred; or, in other " words, the constitution ought to be preferred to the " statutes; the intention of the people to the intention of " their agents. " Nor does this conclusion by any means suppose a " superiority of the judiciary to the legislative power. " It only supposes... | |
| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...from the legislative body. If there should happen to be an irreconcileable variance between the two, that which has the superior obligation and validity...to be preferred: in other words, the constitution ou<;ht to be preferred to the sta. tute, the intention of the people to the intention of their agents.... | |
| James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...from the legislative body. If there should happen to be an irreconcileable variance between the two, that which has the superior obligation and validity...be preferred to the statute ; the intention of the peoplf toJhe intention of their agents. (Nor does the conclusion by any means suppose a superiority... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...there should happen to be any irreconcilcable variance between the two, of course, to be preferred; or, in other words, the constitution ought to be preferred...intention of the people to the intention of their agents. As long-, therefore, as the Federal courts retain their honesty and independence, our constitution... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...there should hnppcn to be any irrcconcileable variance between the two, of course, to be preferred! or, not unalterable. It is to continue in its present form no As long, therefore, as the Federal courts retain their honesty and! independence, our constitution... | |
| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - United States - 1831 - 758 pages
...there should happen to be an irreconcilable variance between the two, that which has the superiour obligation and validity ought, of course, to be preferred...people to the intention of their agents. Nor does the conclusion by any means suppose a superiority of the judicial to the legislative power. It only... | |
| Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 800 pages
...from the legislative body. If there should happen to bu an irreconcilable variance between the two, that which has the superior obligation and validity...intention of the people to the intention of their agents. has decided, that in the last resort the judiciary must decide upon the constitutionality of the acts... | |
| William Alexander Duer - Constitutional law - 1833 - 264 pages
...If in any case there should be found an irreconcileable variance between a Law and the Constitution, that which has the superior obligation and validity ought of course to be preferred ; the Constitution should prevail over the statute, and the intention of the People themselves be carried... | |
| William Paley - Ethics - 1835 - 324 pages
...from the legislative body. If there should happen to be an irreconcilable variance between the two, that which has the superior obligation and validity...words, the constitution ought to be preferred to the 440 To what must a law conform in order to be of force ? 441 How can it be determined whether a statute... | |
| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...from the legislative body. If there should happen to be an ii reconcilable variance between the two, that which has the superior obligation and validity...people to the intention of their agents. Nor does the conclusion by any means suppose a superiority of the judicial to the legislative power. It only... | |
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