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Quotation from Fletcher v. Peck by Supreme Court of the United States
“The principle asserted is, that one legislature is competent to repeal any act which a former legislature was competent to pass; and that one legislature cannot abridge the powers of a succeeding legislature.”
Fletcher v. Peck, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), on the power of a later legislature (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Marshall states fairly the argument offered on Fletcher's side in defence of Georgia's rescinding act before qualifying it.
Citation: "The principle asserted is, that one legislature is competent to repeal any act which a former legislature was competent to pass; and that one legislature cannot abridge the powers of a succeeding legislature." — Supreme Court of the United States, Fletcher v. Peck, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), on the power of a later legislature (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id fletcher-v-peck-q3)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
