 | Martin Van Buren - 1867 - 466 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 Constitution, swears that he \vill support it as he understands it and not as it is understood by others.' 'The opinion of the judges... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 510 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 constitution, swears that he mil support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others." " The opinion of the judges... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 532 pages
...the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its owu opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. I remember very well that there was a great deal of criticism at that day about this principle asserted... | |
 | Richard Edwards, John Russell Webb - 1868 - 510 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... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 532 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...support it as he understands it, and not as it is underitood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - 1868 - 488 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 1 See, further, post, § 333-338, 473. that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 312 pages
...the Constitution. Every public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution, sweara that ho will support it as he understands it, and not as it is underr be presented to them for passage and approval, as it IB ui the supremo judges when it may be... | |
 | 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 - 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... | |
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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... 
