 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1952 - 1030 pages
...States, 272 US 52, 293: "The doctrine of the separation of powers was adopted by the Convention of 1787, not to promote efficiency but to preclude the exercise...inevitable friction incident to the distribution of the governmental powers among three departments, to save the people from autocracy." DOUGLAS, J., concurring.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Executive power - 1926 - 324 pages
...issuance of commissions to Governor Howard in 1683 and to Governor Dunmorc in 1771. the Convention of 1787 not to promote efficiency but to preclude the exercise...inevitable friction incident to the distribution of the governmental powers among three departments, to save the people from autocracy. In order to prevent... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1927 - 1228 pages
...(1831 ed.) No. 47. " The doctrine of the separation of powers was adopted by the Convention of .1787 not to promote efficiency but to preclude the exercise...inevitable friction incident to the distribution of the governmental powers among three departments, to save the people from autocracy." Brandeis, J., dissenting... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1927 - 1232 pages
...(1831 ed.) No. 47. " The doctrine of the separation of powers was adopted by the Convention of 1787 not to promote efficiency but to preclude the exercise...inevitable friction incident to the distribution of the governmental powers among three departments, to save the people from autocracy." Brandeis, J., dissenting... | |
 | Edith M. Phelps - Debates and debating - 1927 - 206 pages
...terribly wasteful. The checks and balances upon which democracy relies for its preservation were designed "not to promote efficiency but to preclude the exercise of arbitrary power." * The instinct of all power is to become arbitrary and oppressive. Under our system the instrumentalities... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Banking and Currency Committee - 1928 - 140 pages
...Federal Constitution. The doctrine of the separation of powers was adopted by the convention of 1787, not to promote efficiency but to preclude the exercise...inevitable friction incident to the distribution of the governmental powers among three departments to save the psople from autocracy. In order to prevent... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - Courts - 1937 - 1042 pages
...It is as follows : The doctrine of the separntion of powers was adopted by the Convention of 1787, not to promote efficiency but to preclude the exercise...but. by means of the inevitable friction incident to distribution of the governmental powers among three departments, to save the people from autocracy.... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1940 - 366 pages
...laws and not of men." The doctrine of the separation of powers was adopted at the Convention of 1787 not to promote efficiency but to preclude the exercise...Inevitable friction incident to the distribution of the governmental powers among three departments, to save the people from autocracy. It is obvious further... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1947 - 978 pages
...US 52, 240, at 293: "The doctrine of the separation of powers was adopted by the Convention of 1787, not to promote efficiency but to preclude the exercise...inevitable friction incident to the distribution of the governmental powers among three departments, to save the people from autocracy." And see Mr. Chief... | |
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