Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2 of 3: With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States, Before the Adoption of the Constitution
These dangers, by the division ofthe legislative andjudicial functions, are in this country effectually provided against. Parliament knows not the individuals, upon whom its acts will operate it has no cases or par ties before it; no private designs to serve: consequently, its resolutions will be suggested by the consideration of universal effects and tenden cies, which always produce impartial, and commonly advantageous regu lations. Vtnlaws are made, courts ofjustice, whatever he the dispo sition of the judges, must abide by them; for the legislative being necessarily the supreme power of the state, the judicial and every other power is accountable to that: and it. Cannot be doubted, that the persons, who possess the sovereign authority Of government, will be tenacious of the laws, which they themselves prescribe, and sufficiently jealous of the assumption of dispensing and legislative power by any others. Paley's Moral Philosophy, B. 6, ch. 8.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
