Albert Beveridge: “The Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be…”

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The Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution....

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Beveridge emphasizes the independence of each branch of government in interpreting the Constitution.

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Indeed, he thought them only "an experiment on the American mind to see how far it will bear an avowed violation of the constitution.

The genius of the Constitution, and the opinions of the people of the United States, cannot be overruled by those who administer the Government.

My God! what a situation has our country reached.

It could borrow money, but could not levy taxes or impose duties to pay the debt.

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Albert Beveridge: “The Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution....”