Commentaries on the Constitution of US

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第47章

Commentaries on the Constitution of US Joseph Story

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  Thesimplepowerofthenationallegislatureistoprescribeauniformruleofnaturalization,andtheexerciseofthispowerexhaustsit,sofarasrespectstheindividual。Theconstitutionthentakeshimup,and,amongotherfights,extendstohimthecapacityofsuinginthecourtsoftheUnitedStates,preciselyunderthesamecircumstances,underwhichanativemightsue。Heisdistinguishableinnothingfromanativecitizen,exceptsofarastheconstitutionmakesthedistinction。Thelawmakesnone。Thereis,then,noresemblancebetweentheactincorporatingthebank,andthegeneralnaturalizationlaw。Uponthebestconsideration,wehavebeenabletobestowonthissubject,weareofopinion,thattheclauseintheactofincorporation,enablingthebanktosueinthecourtsoftheUnitedStates,isconsistentwiththeconstitution,andtobeobeyedinallcourts。\"

  Sec。1650。CasesmayalsoariseunderlawsoftheUnitedStatesbyimplication,aswellasbyexpressenactment;so,thatdueredressmaybeadministeredbythejudicialpoweroftheUnitedStates。Itisnotunusualforalegislativeacttoinvolveconsequences,whicharenotexpressed。Anofficer,forexample,isorderedtoarrestanindividual。Itisnotnecessary,norisitusual,tosay,thatheshallnotbepunishedforobeyingthisorder。Hissecurityisimpliedintheorderitself。Itisnounusualthingforanactofcongresstoimply,withoutexpressing,thisveryexemptionfromstatecontrol。Thecollectorsoftherevenue,thecarriersofthemail,themint[*3:518]

  establishment,andallthoseinstitutions,whicharepublicintheirnature,areexamplesinpoint。Ithasneverbeendoubted,thatall,whoareemployedinthem,areprotected,whileinthelineoftheirduty;andyetthisprotectionisnotexpressedinanyactofcongress。Itisincidentalto,andisimpliedin,theseveralacts,bywhichthoseinstitutionsarecreated;andissecuredtotheindividuals,employedinthem,bythejudicialpoweralone;thatis,thejudicialpoweristheinstrumentemployedbythegovernmentinadministeringthissecurity。

  Sec。1651。Ithasalsobeenasked,andmayagainbeasked,whythewords,\"casesinequity,\"arefoundinthisclause?Whatequitablecausescangrowoutoftheconstitution,laws,andtreatiesoftheUnitedStates?

  TothisthegeneralansweroftheFederalistseemsatonceclearandsatisfactory。

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