“In general, the natural dividing line between legislative and nonlegislative power was between rules that bound subjects and those that did not. Legal obligation seemed by nature to require consent. It therefore was assumed that the enactment of legally binding… — Philip Hamburger Copy Share Image
[It] is the interest as well as duty of a sovereign to maintain the authority of the laws. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
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