The Constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts.

The Constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts.
"The Constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts."—Chief Justice John Marshall, in Marbury v. Madison

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