 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - 1804 - 514 lapas
...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 - 1812 - 486 lapas
...repugnant to it; or, that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution...other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary... | |
 | William Wirt - 1826 - 690 lapas
...repugnant to it; or, that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. ' Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution...other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. ' If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1827 - 674 lapas
...repugnant to it ; or, that the legislature may alter the Constitution by an ordinary Act. "Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The Constitution...other Acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. " If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative Act, contrary... | |
 | William Sullivan - 1830 - 72 lapas
...repugnant to it; or, that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. ' Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution...other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. ' If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 800 lapas
...be eminently cherished by them. On its firm and indeordinary means, or it is on a level wi'h ordmary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable, when the legislature shall please to alter it If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary to... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 lapas
...repugnant to it ; or that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. 3 .Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution...other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1040 lapas
...repugnant to it; or, that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution...other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall choose to alter it.(a) § 402. " In the United States, the principle in the English government, that... | |
 | James Wynne - 1850 - 372 lapas
...repugnant to it, or that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. " Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution...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 - 1851 - 642 lapas
...repugnant to it; or that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution...other acts, is alterable, when the legislature shall please to alter it. If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary... | |
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The constitution is either a superior, paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is 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 alternative... 
