Legislative Body Quotes

13 quotes by 10 authors

• I say further that for this great legislative body to ignore the Constitution and the fundamental concepts of our governmental system is to act in… — Barry Goldwater
• If it be said that the legislative body are themselves the constitutional judges of their own powers, and that the construction they put upon them… — Alexander Hamilton
• The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the… — Alexander Hamilton
• It is one thing to be subordinate to the laws, and another [for the Executive] to be dependent on the legislative body. The first comports… — Alexander Hamilton
• 'I beseech ye . . . , think that ye may be mistaken.' I should like to have that written over the portals of every… — Learned Hand
• Students of American history will recall that the important place where work gets done in the legislative body, almost without exception, is in the committees,… — Paul Sarbanes
• We have already given in example one effectual check to the dog of war by transferring the power of letting him loose from the Executive… — Thomas Jefferson
• Any attempts by any government to change Community legislation to its own wishes are doomed to failure following the extension of policy areas now subject… — Margaret Thatcher
• Never blame a legislative body for not doing something. When they do nothing, that don't hurt anybody. When they do something is when they become… — Will Rogers
• Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. — John Engler
• Of the powers conferred upon the General Government by the Constitution of the United States much the most important are those given to the legislative… — Samuel Freeman Miller
• A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by judges, as a fundamental law. It therefore belongs to them to ascertain its meaning, as… — Alexander Hamilton
• Abstract propositions should never be discussed by a legislative body. — James Buchanan

Who Wrote These Legislative Body Quotes

10 authors contributed a total of 13 Legislative Body Quotes as follows:

• 4 Legislative Body Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
• 1 Legislative Body Quote by Learned Hand
• 1 Legislative Body Quote by Paul Sarbanes
• 1 Legislative Body Quote by Thomas Jefferson
• 1 Legislative Body Quote by Margaret Thatcher
• 1 Legislative Body Quote by Will Rogers
• 1 Legislative Body Quote by John Engler
• 1 Legislative Body Quote by Samuel Freeman Miller
• 1 Legislative Body Quote by James Buchanan
• 1 Legislative Body Quote by Barry Goldwater