 | James Madison - 1865 - 754 halaman
...the conscience of the representative, or a prudential one, to be enforced by the penal displeasure of his constituents. In what degree a plurality of votes is evidence of the will of the majority of voters, must depend on circumstances more easily estimated in a given case than susceptible of general... | |
 | James Madison - 1910 - 698 halaman
...the conscience of the Representative, or a prudential one to be enforced by the penal displeasure of his Constituents. In what degree a plurality of votes is evidence of the will of the Majority of voters, must depend on circumstances more easily estimated in a given case than susceptible of general... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1949 - 222 halaman
...might even be totally obnoxious to a great majority of the Nation. As Madison stated to Henry Lee: "In what degree a plurality of votes is evidence of the will of the majority of voters, must depend on circumstances more easily estimated in a given case than susceptible of general... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1951 - 352 halaman
...might even be totally obnoxious to a great majority of the Nation. As Madison stated to Henry Lee : "In what degree a plurality of votes is evidence of the will of the majority of voters, must depend on circumstances more easily estimated in a given case than susceptible of general... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1953 - 276 halaman
...migbt even be totally obnoxious to a great majority of the Nation. As Madison stated to Henry Lee: "In what degree a plurality of votes is evidence of the will of the majority of voters, must depend on circumstances more easily estimated in a given case than susceptible of general... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1955 - 594 halaman
...might even be totally obnoxious to a great majority of the Nation. As Madison stated to Henry Lee: "In what degree a plurality of votes is evidence of the will of the majority of voters, must depend on circumstances more easily estimated in a given case than susceptible of general... | |
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... second choices. It might happen that the leading candidate might have a very small proportion indeed of the popular or electoral vote. He might even be totally obnoxious to a great majority of the nation. As Madison stated to Henry Lee: In what degree... 