 To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than his principal ; that the servant is above his master; that the representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves ; that men, acting by virtue of powers, may do not only...  The Iowa Journal of History and Politics - Page 2891903Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...themselves ; that men acting by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorise, but what they forbid. If it be said that the legislative...be the natural presumption, where it is not to be recollected from any particular provisions in the constitution. It is not otherwise to be supposed,... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...powers, may do not only wlnrf their powers do not authorize, but what they forbids If it be said Unit the legislative body are themselves the constitutional...be the natural presumption, where it is not to be recollected from any particular provisions in the constitution. It is not otherwise to be supposed,... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1826 - 736 pages
...that men, acting by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but whal they forbid. If it be said that the legislative body...own powers, and that the construction they put upon thum is conclusive upon the other departments, it may be answered, that this cannot be the natural... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - United States - 1831 - 758 pages
...representatives of the people are superiour to the people themselves ; that men, acting by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid. If it he said that the legislative body are themselves the constitutional judges of their own powers, and... | |
 | William Paley - Ethics - 1835 - 324 pages
...representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves ; that men, acting by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid. The proper and peculiar province of the courts is the interpretation of the laws. A constitution is,... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves ; that men, acting by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize,...be the natural presumption, where it is not to be recollected from any particular provisions in the constitution. It is not otherwise to be supposed,... | |
 | George Washington Frost Mellen - Constitutional history - 1841 - 452 pages
...representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves, that mere actions, by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize,...forbid. " If it be said that the legislative body are the constitutional judges of their own powers, and that the construetion they put upon them is conclusive... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1850 - 688 pages
...of the people are superior to the people themselves ; that men acting by virtue of delegated power may do, not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they' forbid." The law is made by the Legislature, but applied by the Courts. The law prescribes a new rule for new... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1850 - 660 pages
...of the people are superior to the people themselves ; that men acting by virtue of delegated power may do, not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid." The law is made by the Legislature, but applied by the Courts. The law prescribes a new rule for new... | |
 | Ohio. General Assembly. Senate - Ohio - 1849 - 492 pages
...representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves ; that men acting by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid. "Where the will of the Legislature declared in its statutes, stands in opposition to that of the people... | |
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