An Exposition of the Constitution of the United StatesClaxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1874 - 283 páginas |
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... opinion is , that members may be punished for disorderly behavior committed during the session of Congress , no matter whether it be committed within or without the walls of the House ; and that a member may be expelled for any misde ...
... opinion is , that members may be punished for disorderly behavior committed during the session of Congress , no matter whether it be committed within or without the walls of the House ; and that a member may be expelled for any misde ...
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... opinion , order or decision of any officers thereof which denies , re- stricts , impairs or questions the right of expatriation ; and moreover , that the naturalized citizen , while in foreign states , is entitled to , and shall receive ...
... opinion , order or decision of any officers thereof which denies , re- stricts , impairs or questions the right of expatriation ; and moreover , that the naturalized citizen , while in foreign states , is entitled to , and shall receive ...
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... opinion . 1741. The power to declare war is exclusive in Con- gress , and necessarily involves the power to prosecute it by all means and in all modes known and recognized in legitimate warfare . Hence it includes the right to ...
... opinion . 1741. The power to declare war is exclusive in Con- gress , and necessarily involves the power to prosecute it by all means and in all modes known and recognized in legitimate warfare . Hence it includes the right to ...
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... the government being vested in Congress . 248. The evils of this latter system had been too clearly demonstrated to admit of any division of opinion in CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES . 155 THE PRESIDENT General Observations.
... the government being vested in Congress . 248. The evils of this latter system had been too clearly demonstrated to admit of any division of opinion in CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES . 155 THE PRESIDENT General Observations.
Página 156
Henry Flanders. clearly demonstrated to admit of any division of opinion in the Convention , as to the necessity of separating the executive from the legislative and judicial departments , and giving it a distinct sphere . The general ...
Henry Flanders. clearly demonstrated to admit of any division of opinion in the Convention , as to the necessity of separating the executive from the legislative and judicial departments , and giving it a distinct sphere . The general ...
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Página 27 - Congress shall make. 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed ; but when not committed within any state the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed.
Página 270 - The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connexion as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop.
Página 271 - It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend...
Página 264 - Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.
Página 46 - States, with a request that it might " be submitted to a convention of delegates, chosen in each state by the people thereof, under the recommendation of its legislature, for their assent and ratification.
Página 269 - ... the latter without adequate inducement or justification. It leads also to concessions to the favorite nation of privileges denied to others, which is apt doubly to injure the nation making the concessions by unnecessarily parting with what ought to have been retained and by exciting jealousy, illwill, and a disposition to retaliate in the parties from whom equal privileges are withheld...
Página 250 - The committee of the States, or any nine of them, shall be authorized to execute, in the recess of Congress, such of the powers of Congress as the United States, in Congress assembled, by the consent of nine States, shall, from time to time, think expedient to vest them with; provided that no power be delegated to the said committee, for the exercise of which, by the Articles of Confederation, the voice of nine States, in the Congress of the United States assembled, is requisite. ART. XI. Canada...
Página 17 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Página 132 - The writ of habeas corpus shall in no case extend to a prisoner in jail, unless where he is in custody under or by color of the authority of the United States...
Página 265 - It serves always to distract the public councils, and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another ; foments, occasionally, riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the Government itself, through the channels of party passions.