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31 Jany 1809 Peines
But as to the matter of fact, if such (as the word is
imparts) was his belief, wide indeed was his misconception.
In the exercise actual of this supposed appropriated persons, innumerable
and undiscoverable are the hands which in some
way shape or other have a share: but of this presently
"The power of suspending the laws" too high a priority"
to be committed to many hands/ + or to those
of any inferior officer". But Be it so: but this is a not
the power which in the case in question is has place and is exercised.
A dispensing power is one thing: and to that this head belongs
the power of pardon: the exception defalcation which it takes makes from all of
the effect of the general rule disposition of the law is repeated in every individual
instance, and extends not in no instance extends beyond the individual
case. A suspending power is another a very different thing: the
defalcation extent of the which it makes from the effect of the general disposition
of the law is determined by the circumstance of time: and
imbraces all individ without distinction all such individual
cases as happen to present themselves within the
length of time marked out by for it.
"Too high a privilege to be committed to many
hands." Here the reverend Doctor is once again more in the clouds:
and not knowing exactly what his own meaning is, has not
put it in the power of his madness to determine it. By the
multitude multiplicity of the of hands, according as their question is joint or
several or joint the defalcation made from the by the exercise of the power vested in them effect of the
general disposition of the law is may be either increased extended or diminished or restricted
If to the The number being given, each exercise of the power it be necessary that
they all concurr, the greater the number the less efficient the
power,
and the less less the defalcation made by it from the effect of the general disposition of the law.
If
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law versus arbitrary power (a hatchet for dr paley's net) |
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