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First Principles: We Should Look Upon the Different Parts of Government With A Just and Impartial Eye
“In observations on this subject, we hear the legislature mentioned as the people’s representatives. The distinction, intimated by concealed implication, through probably, not avowed upon reflection, is, that the executive and judicial powers are not connected with the people by … Continue reading
First Principles: It Is Emphatically the Province and Duty of the Judicial Department To Say What the Law is
“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” – Chief Justice John Marshall, in Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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First Principles: The Branches of Our Government Are Co-Equal
“I acknowledge, in the ordinary course of government, that the exposition of the laws and Constitution devolves upon the judicial. But I beg to know upon what principle it can be contended that any one department draws from the Constitution … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Francis Bacon – Of Judicature
Aloha Promises Forever has previously touched on the life and legacy of philosopher, statesman and jurist Francis Bacon. On March 7, 1616, he was made Keeper of the Seal of England. This brings cause to remember again his The Essays and Essayes, … Continue reading
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