 | Richard Edwards, John Russell Webb - 1868
...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... | |
 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - 1868 - 466 Seiten
...contained the following passage : " The Congress, the Executive, and the court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution....takes an oath to support the Constitution, swears 1 See, further, post, § 333-338, 473. that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 289 Seiten
...the court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of tho Constitution. Every public oilicer who takes an oath to support the Constitution, swears that he will support it as he understand» it, and not as it ¡я underfltood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of .Representatives,... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1871
...coordinate authorities of this Government. The Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution....officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution noears that he will support it at he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. 1 1 is... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1871
...coordinate authorities of this Government. The Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution....an oath to support the Constitution swears that he witt support it a* he understandt it, and not at it is understood by others. It is as much the duty... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1871
...gnided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Eadi public officer, who takes an oath to support ttte Constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as il is understood by otfsers. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate,... | |
 | Anna Randall Diehl - 1872 - 430 Seiten
...as he pleases. His language is, " Each public officer who takes an oath to support the oonstitution, swears that he will support it as he 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... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867
...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
...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 - 737 Seiten
...maintained. The Constitution declares, (Art. 6,) that " Thi» Conutive, and the court must each for itself be guided by its own 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... | |
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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 as it is understood... 
