Lysander Spooner: “Such a law is plainly a law impairing the natural obligation of their contracts.”

There is no more absurdity in giving a jury a veto upon the laws, than there is in giving a veto to each of these other tribunals.

Proud from victory, and with their swords in their hands, would they surrender their liberties to a private man?

All other laws, it is optional with each man to obey, or not, as he may choose.

They cannot claim or expect that the whole people shall practise the folly of taking on trust their pretended superior knowledge, and of committing blindly into their hands all their own interests, liberties, and rights, to be disposed of…