On impeachment, I have contemporary discussion of the issue in the Chase and Johnson impeachments in my Constitutional Construction book. I'm away from the office, where I might be able to locate a more definitive modern scholarly treatment, but you might consult Michael Gerhardt's book on impeachments. I think I might have discussed the issue briefly in my Policy Review piece on the aftermath of the Clinton impeachment (2000, I think -- its online).
keith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eastman, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 4:58 pm Subject: Re: Presidents and the Court > Thanks, Keith. I almost sent the note just to you! But I needed > it quickly, so on the chance you were not on e-mail, sent it to the > whole list. > > Cheers, > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: Keith E. Whittington [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wed 10/1/2003 2:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: > Subject: Re: Presidents and the Court > > > > That would be Andrew Jackson in response to Worcester v. Georgia, > and it is generally regarded as apocryphal (though somewhat > consistent with other things that he did say, predicting that such > a decision would be unenforceable). He did write in a letter, "the > decision of the supreme court has fell still born and they find it > cannot coerce Georgia to yield to its mandate." For discussion, > see Charles Warren, The Supreme Court in United States History, and > Richard Longaker, "Andrew Jackson and the Judiciary," Political > Science Quarterly (1956). > > Keith Whittington > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion list for con law professors > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Eastman, John > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 5:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Presidents and the Court > > > I seem to recall a colorful claim by some president or other, > opposed to a particular court ruling, along the lines of: "The > Court has issued its ruling, now let it enforce it." > > Can anyone point me to the specific President, case, and citation > for this? Perhaps Truman, in response to the Steel Seizure decision? > > Many thanks, > John Eastman > > >
