...executive, merely to execute the will of the president." IjJ. at 166. The court stated, By the constitution of the United States, the president is invested with...officers, who act by his authority, and in conformity with his orders. In such cases, their acts are his acts. Id. at 165-66. The Court contrasted such political...

...that; he may send out 225 Consider these excerpts from Marshall's opinion: "By ihc constitution ... the President is invested with certain important political...his political character and to his own conscience. . . ." "They respect the nation, not individual rights, and being intrusted to the executive, the decision...

...3. In fulfilling his constitutional role in national defense and foreign relations, the President " is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience." Marbury. supra 5 US at 166. The establishment of the original departments of the executive branch by...

...constitution . . . ihe President is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise or which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only lo his country in his political character and 10 his own conscience. . . ." "They respect Ihe nation,...

...comment in Marbury v. Madison that "the secrets of the cabinet" are beyond outside scrutiny,3 and that "the President is invested with certain important...he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience".4 In these areas, Congress can...

...comment in Martmrv v. Madison that "the secrets of the cabinet" are beyond outside scrutiny,3 and that "the President is invested with certain important...he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience".4 In these areas, Congress can...

...discretion, he has by definition offended no legal right. See, eg, id. at 165-66: By the Constitution of the United States, the president is invested with...exercise of which he is to use his own discretion .... [W]here the heads of departments are the political or confidential agents of the executive, merely...

...responsible only to the country in his political character and to his own conscience, said: "To nid him in the performance of these duties, he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who McCauley v. Brooks. act by his authority and in conformity with his orders. In such cases their acts...

...discretionary acts of other branches. This is stated in Marbury v. Madison itself: By the constitution of the United States, the President is invested with...his political character, and to his own conscience. . . . The subjects are political. They respect the nation, not individual rights, and being intrusted...

...Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall wrote in the famous Marbury v. Madison (1803) case that "the president is invested with certain important...country in his political character, and to his own conscience."2' On another occasion Marshall commented that the president is the "sole organ of the...