...and established by a course of reasoning which may be indicated by a few extracts from the opinion. "The Constitution is either a superior paramount law,...legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law ; if the latter part be true, then written constitutions are absurd attempts, on the part of the...

...legislative act repugnant to it, or that the legislature may alter the Constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....to alter it. If the former part of the alternative is true, then a legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law ; if the latter part be true,...

...to writing, if those limits may, at any time, be passed by those intended to be restrained ? * * * The Constitution is either a superior paramount law,...a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like any other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. If the former part of the...

...MARSHALL From the painting by Henry Inman legislature may alter the Constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....superior, paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary measures, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like ^ other acts, is alterable...

...legislative act repugnant to it, or that the Legislature may alter the Constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law ; if the latter part be true, then written Constitutions are absurd attempts, on the part of the...

...legislative Act repugnant to it, or that the Legislature may alt<;r the Constitution by an ordinary Act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....legislative Act contrary to the Constitution is not law : if the latter jxirt !K> true, then written Constitutions are absurd attempts on the part of the...

...nothing cau be said to add to the strength of his reasoning. His language is worthy of quotation : "The Constitution is either a superior paramount law,..."If the former part of the alternative be true, then u legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law ; if the latter part be true, then written...

...legislative act repugnant to it.; or that the Legislature may alter the Constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law; if the latter part be true, then written Constitutions are absurd attempts on the part of the...

...legislative act repugnant to it; or that the Legislature may alter the Constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law; if the latter part be true, then written Constitutions are absurd attempts on the part of the...

...legislative act repugnant to it, or that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground....legislative act contrary to the constitution is not law; if the latter part be true, then written constitutions are absurd attempts on the part of the...