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No form of Govt. therefore can be a perfect guard agst. the abuse of Power.
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No form of Govt. therefore can be a perfect guard agst. the abuse of Power.
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The establishment of the chaplainship to Congs is a palpable violation of equal rights, as well as of Constitutional principles: The tenets of the chaplains elected by the majority shut the door of worship agst the members whose creeds & consciences forbid a participation in that of the majority.
My Masterplan to Remove God from the U.S. Constitution « Publius the Geek 2009
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The use of force agst. a State, would look more like a declaration of war, than an infliction of punishment, and would probably be considered by the party attacked as a dissolution of all previous compacts by which it might be bound.
The Evil Lincoln 2009
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Mr. Madison thought it indispensable that some provision should be made for defending the Communi ty agst. the incapacity, negligence or perfidy of the chief Magistrate.
Lost Process, Gained Instability Ellen Beth Gill 2007
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Mr. Madison thought it indispensable that some provision should be made for defending the Communi ty agst. the incapacity, negligence or perfidy of the chief Magistrate.
Archive 2007-11-01 Ellen Beth Gill 2007
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This would unite the advantage of responsibility in the Executive with the security afforded in the 2d. branch agst. any incautious or corrupt nomination by the Executive.
<a href="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-about-supermajority-to-reject.html" title="How about a supermajority to reject Ann Althouse 2005
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Kevin Riley settled down 'agst the all-too-inviting bunk with a gusting sigh.
Recovery Dillard, J. M. 1995
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Maphanga at first indicated he would appeal agst tc but later changed his mind.
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Assembly agst. the charge of Usurpation in the very act of protesting agst [sic] the usurpations of Congress.
"From Interposition to Nullification: Peripheries and Center in the Thought of James Madison." Kevin Raeder Gutzman Kevin Raeder Gutzman 1994
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