This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...was commanded by the constitution for the purpose of ratifying the constitution and subsequent amendments to it. The people of the commonwealths organized in general conventions had also framed the governments of the commonwealths. We might call these conventions the extraordinary organizations of the people. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...was commanded by the constitution for the purpose of ratifying the constitution and subsequent amendments to it. The people of the commonwealths organized in general conventions had also framed the governments of the commonwealths. We might call these conventions the extraordinary organizations of the people. The legislature was certainly regarded as the ordinary organization of the people of a commonwealth. What was meant by the phrase: "Each State" (commonwealth) "shall appoint," was that in each "State" (commonwealth) shall be appointed. The original resolution upon this subject proposed to charge the legislatures of the commonwealths, expressly, with the duty of choosing the presidential electors themselves.1 The change of language was undoubtedly caused by the states-rights sensitiveness about too exact directions being issued to the commonwealth legislatures. There was certainly no intention of making the appointment of the presidential electors subject to popular election. I think it is evident that the framers were anxious to avoid this. The well-known fact that in several of the commonwealths the legislatures chose the presidential electors at the first election and for a considerable period afterwards, is certainly good evidence of the general opinion of the meaning of the phrase, " Each State " (commonwealth) " shall appoint." It appears to me manifest, therefore, that the original intention of the constitution was to invest the legislatures of the commonwealths with plenary power over the appointment of the presidential electors, except as to the time of their appointment, and to exclude not only any interference of the general government in this sphere, but also any interference, not...
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