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Word: asser (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first, argued for a wide-open-door policy in Supreme Court interpretation of the law. Said he: "Reassertion of the fundamental character of the Constitution, not as a treaty between the States, but rather as a charter emanating directly from the people, is ever necessary in the face of asser tions, made even to this day, that the States, or rather their legislatures, are to be the final judges of their own powers and those of the national government . . . These echoes of nullification are denied by the Constitution itself and by our national experience. They have no place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Supreme Court: Speaking of the Split | 8/23/1963 | See Source »

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