 | United States. Supreme Court - 1904 - 444 sider
...constitution, who wrote the Federalist. In the 44th number of that work (p. 281), it is said, that " bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing...state constitutions, and all of them are prohibited by [*„„_ the spirit and scope of these fundamental charters. Our own experi- L ence has taught us,... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - 1818 - 882 sider
...the states, on the same principle with that of issuing a paper currency. Dills of attainder, ex poat facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts,...prefixed to some of the state constitutions, and all of thcm are prohibited by the spirit and scope of these fundamental charters. Our own experience has taught... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1827 - 682 sider
...regular course to the business of society." I cannot understand this language otherwise than as putting bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, all upon the same footing, and deprecating them all for the same cause. The language shows, clearly,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Richard Peters - 1829 - 758 sider
...writer has made no attempt at giving a distinct exposition of the phrase, as used in the constitution.- Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are all considered together ; and regarded, as they really are, as forming together " a bulwark, in favour... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 sider
...and force by one of the distinguished persons who framed that instrument. " Bills of attainder, er post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation...of them are prohibited by the spirit and scope of 131 . these fundamental charters. Our own experience has taught us, nevertheless, that additional fences... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 sider
...exhibited with great clearness and force by one of the distinguished persons who framed that instrument. " Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing...of sound legislation. The two former, are expressly prohihited by the declarations prefixed to some of the state constitutions, and all of them are prohibited... | |
 | Maryland - 1831 - 256 sider
...exclusively, to bills of attainder. The next class of prohibitions contained in this section, consists of bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts. But if it were deemed wise and proper to prohibit State legislation as to retrospective laws, which... | |
 | William Alexander Duer - 1833 - 264 sider
...in effect to expunge that distinct and independent prohibition t(rem the Constitution. '5. . ' 771. Bills of Attainder, ex post facto Laws, and Laws impairing...are con.trary to the first principles of the, social Contract, and to every principle of sound legislation : the two former are also expressly prohibited... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 540 sider
...a voluntary sacrifice on the altar of justice of the power, which has been the instrument of it."8 "Laws impairing the obligation of contracts are contrary...compact, and to every principle of sound legislation." 4 And the Federalist dwells on the suggestion, that as such laws amount to an aggression on the rights... | |
 | William Alexander Duer - 1833 - 264 sider
...distinct and independent prohibition from the Constitution. 771. Bills of Attainder, ex post faclo Laws, and Laws impairing the obligation of Contracts,...are contrary to the first principles of the social Contract, and to ' every principle of sound legislation : the two former are also expressly prohibited... | |
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Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. 
