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• I say further that for this great legislative body to ignore the Constitution and the fundamental concepts of our governmental system is… — Barry Goldwater
• If it be said that the legislative body are themselves the constitutional judges of their own powers, and that the construction they… — Alexander Hamilton
• The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be… — Alexander Hamilton
• It is one thing to be subordinate to the laws, and another [for the Executive] to be dependent on the legislative body.… — Alexander Hamilton
• 'I beseech ye . . . , think that ye may be mistaken.' I should like to have that written over the… — Learned Hand
• Students of American history will recall that the important place where work gets done in the legislative body, almost without exception, is… — Paul Sarbanes
• We have already given in example one effectual check to the dog of war by transferring the power of letting him loose… — Thomas Jefferson
• Any attempts by any government to change Community legislation to its own wishes are doomed to failure following the extension of policy… — 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… — 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… — 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… — Alexander Hamilton

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