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 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Law reports, digests, etc - 1804 - 514 pages
...aft. s V Between thefe alternatives there is no middle ground. The conftitution is either a fuperior, paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legiflative afts, and like other afts, is alterable when the legiilature fhall pleafe to alter it.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Court rules - 1812 - 486 pages
...may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution is either a superior paramount law,...a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. If the former part of the alternative... | |
 | William Wirt - Funeral sermons - 1826 - 690 pages
...alter the constitution by an ordinary act. ' Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution is either a superior, paramount law,...on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. ' If the former part of the... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1827 - 674 pages
...may alter the Constitution by an ordinary Act. "Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The Constitution is either a superior, paramount law,...a level with ordinary legislative Acts, and, like other Acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. " If the former part of the... | |
 | William Sullivan - New England - 1830 - 72 pages
...alter the constitution by an ordinary act. ' Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution is either a superior, paramount law,...on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. ' If the former part of the... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...alter the constitution by an ordinary act. 3 .Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution is either a superior, paramount law,...a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. If the former part of the alternative... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1004 pages
...may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution is either a superior paramount law,...on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall choose to alter it.(a) ยง 402. " In the United... | |
 | James Wynne - 1850 - 372 pages
...alter the constitution by an ordinary act. " Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution is either a superior paramount law,...ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legistive acts, and like other acts, it is alterable, when the legislature shall please to alter it.... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1851 - 642 pages
...may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution is either a superior, paramount law,...a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable, when the legislature shall please to alter it. If the former part of the... | |
 | George Van Santvoord - Judges - 1854 - 554 pages
...may alter the Constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The Constitution is either a superior, paramount law,...on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and like other acts, is alterable when the Legislature shall please to alter it. " If the former part of the... | |
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