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1821. July 21.

Lett. Anti Constitutional Evil iii
Deputies longer irremovable

1.
Anti-constitutional evil 3.
doubling the time an unfit
Member is irremovable.
Of the proneness to corrupt
obsequiousness in
a public functionary,
universality will, insincerity
or weakness apart,
be assumed by every body:
one chief remedy is the
brevity of the duration of
the duration power: the shorter
in possession, the less the
power of abuse: the less
the power; the less the
price a man can get
for an abuse of it.

2.
In the early days of Spanish
Government, a year,
(whatever were the cause)
limited the time during
which the Sovereign body
continued in the exercise
of its functions.

3.
Though not against,
custom is always a good
guide in default of, reason.
From custom, correspondent
propensity &
inclination: to resist inclination
is to suffer:
suffering is evil: evil
from the custom none
assignable, its innoxiousness
is evidenced by experience.

4.
By the original Cortes
of 1812, to the customary
one year's duration of the
power, another was added.
Sole cause, the claim on
Ultramaria, coupled with
the need of excluding or
appearg

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Lett. Anti Constitutional Evil iii
Deputies longer irremovable

4 contind.
appearing to extend to
it, the benefit of the new
Constitution: thence the
need of time for the arrival
of Representatives.

5.
Thus by the pursuit of
this shadow of benefit,
was this security for the
probity of Representatives
deprived of half its force.

Identifier: | JB/008/085/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Date_1	1821-07-21	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-5
Box	008	Main Headings	rid yourselves of ultramaria
Folio number	085	Info in main headings field	rid yourselves
Image	001	Titles	anti-constitutional evil iii / deputies longer irremovable
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