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1825 Nov. 15
Constitutional Code

1o
Ch. XII. Judiciary collectively
§.16. Partialities obviated
§. Informative
2. Anglicé

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Turn now to the House of Lords the objection applies
with augmented force to the House of Lords. As to
exposure to seductive influence they are in a still higher degree
exposed to it than the any Judges who are Judges without being Lords
in a higher degree because in being by their elevation placed so much
the nearer to the source. The cases under to which this circumstance
applies are those only in which the King may naturally
be supposed to have a wish. But supposing being such
member of the highest level ad of judication, and suppose the suit
in question to be one in which he has a keen personal self-
regarding interest — many at stake: s this known
would it disqualify him for sitting as Judge? but it .
Why? — in because by the height of the seat which
he occupies, being rendered impeccable he is thereby rendered
at the same time able and impable.

So likewise in the case of a Member of
branch of the Legislature the House of Commons. Does his being
a party interested having an a special interest in any
shape pecuniary not excepted operations a to
exercise his legislative right share in legislation in relation to it? No
no yet does any friend in a case where a friend of his
is interested does the has the friend any simple as to the asking
him for his vote, is he one to the giving it.

Thus it is that in both Houses all questions
tending to produce a disclosure of seductive a relative
situation productive of sinister interest would be improper because
nugatory: if it were not for such seductive interest
now with the accidental exception of and this one would the function
of the any functionary be in any of either set of functionary be ever called
into exercise. If any a sinister interest of adequate value and
force bears upon his conduct he will attend: if no such sinister interest
bears upon it, he will not attend

Therefore if he were
peccable the less frequent
were his attendance
the better: but even now being impeccable
no be same does
wrong and every thing is at
all times as it should be.

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Date_1	1825-11-15	Marginal Summary Numbering	23-26
Box	042	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	375	Info in main headings field	constitutional code
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