...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...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President, to decide...

...binding interpretation of the constitution in such questions. In the veto-message, he says: " Each puhlic officer who takes an oath to support the constitution,...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." This was unquestionably correct in relation to open questions, but it was just as unquestionably incorrect...

...decided that such a bank was constitutional. His position, as stated in his veto message, was tliat"each public officer, who takes an oath to support the constitution,...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." The high political excitement of thetime obviously carried both parties to extremes. The position of...

...must each for itself be guided bv its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer, when he takes an oath to support the Constitution, swears that he will support it as he understands it." The House, the Senate, and the Pres. must each decide on the constitutionality of a measure before...

...office. If any one doubts it, let him read the Veto Message of Jackson in 1832, where he declares: "Each public officer who takes an oath to support...understands it and not as it is understood by others." Now the Jackson party, we all know, is the "strict construction " party. It is strict in this way,—that...

...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...understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President, to decide...

...decided that such a bank was constitutional. His position, as stated in his veto message, was that "each public officer, who takes an oath to support the constitution, swears that lie will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others." The high political...

...the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its ow n opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the...understands it. and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President to decide...

...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...understands it, and not as it is understood by others." Id. at 402. At one point Lincoln observed that quoting Jefferson and Jackson to Douglas was like quoting...

...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...he will support it as he understands it, and not as understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of...