 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - 1868 - 488 pages
...officer who 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 is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President to decide... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 322 pages
...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 - 564 pages
...and the Court must, each for itself, be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each puhlic officer, who takes an oath to support the Constitution,...that he will support it as he understands it, and not at it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate,... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1871 - 482 pages
...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,... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1871 - 564 pages
...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 witt support it a* he understandt it, and not at it is understood by others. It is as much the duty... | |
 | Anna Randall Diehl - 1872 - 460 pages
...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... | |
 | United States. Congress - 736 pages
...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 - 786 pages
...This Conutive, 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...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President, to decide... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...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... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1873 - 780 pages
...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...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President, to decide... | |
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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... 
