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U.S. Term Limits, Inc. Vs. Thornton

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Nov 29, 1994

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  1. Powell Vs. Mccormack US Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1969
  2. Sturges Vs. Crowninshield US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1819
  3. United States Vs. Classic US Supreme Court · May 26, 1941
  4. Shub Vs. Simpson US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1950
  5. U.S. 779 (1994) October Term, 1994 Syllabus U. S. Term Limits, Inc., Et Al. V. Thornton
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  6. cl. 1, does not include the power to alter or add to the qualifications set forth in the Constitution's text. Powell v. McCormack
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  7. Bryant, Attorney General of Arkansas v. Hill
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  8. and regularity of the election process by regulating 781 election procedures, see, e. g., Storer v. Brown
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  9. Article v. Absent
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  10. for the United States Justice Foundation by James V. Lacy
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  11. With respect to that holding, in a 5-to-2 decision, the Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed. U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Hill
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  12. The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the Circuit Court's decision regarding severability, U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Hill
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  13. Congress has the power to add to or alter the qualifications of its Members. Twenty-six years ago, in Powell v. McCormack
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  14. Only two Terms ago we confirmed this understanding of Powell in Nixon v. United
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  15. as absolute. In McCulloch v. Maryland
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  16. resolved the issue whether Congress has the power to impose additional qualifications. See, e. g., Joyner v. Mofford
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  17. Michel v. Anderson
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  18. Stumpf v. Lau
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  19. commerce. However, though JUSTICE THOMAS has endorsed just that argument, see, e. g., Okla homa Tax Comm'n v. Jefferson
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  20. Bendix Autolite Corp. v. Midwesco
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  21. its historical analysis were consistent with prior decisions from state courts. For example, in State ex rel. Johnson v. Crane
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  22. courts reached the same result, though without performing the same detailed historical analysis. See, e. g., Hellmann v. Collier
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  23. Chandler v. Howell
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  24. Eaton v. Schmahl
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  25. see generally State ex rel. Johnson v. Crane
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  26. impressive number of courts have determined that States lack the authority to add qualifications. See, e. g., Chandler v. Howell
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  27. Eckwall v. Stadelman
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  28. Stockton v. McFarland
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  29. Johnson v. Crane
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  30. Dillon v. Fiorina
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  31. Stack v. Adams
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  32. Buckingham v. State
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  33. Danielson v. Fitzsimmons
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  34. Courts have struck down state-imposed qualifications in the form of term limits, see, e. g., Thorsted v. Gregoire
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  35. Nev., at 830, 839 P. 2d, at 123, district residency requirements, see, e. g., Hellmann v. Collier
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  36. Exon v. Tiemann
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  37. Chavez v. Evans
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  38. N. M. 578, 581, 446 P. 2d 445, 448 (1968) (per curiam), loyalty oath requirements, see, e. g., Shub v. Simpson
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  39. Garcia v. San
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  40. see also New York v. United
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  41. Justice Story's position thus echoes that of Chief Justice Marshall in McCulloch v. Maryland
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  42. Id., at 430. See also Crandall v. Nevada
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  43. Wes berry v. Sanders
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  44. instead creating a direct link between the National Government and the people of the United States. See, e. g., FERC v. Mississippi
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  45. U. S. 299 , 315 (1941). Cf. Hawke v. Smith
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  46. S. Term Limits, Inc., Et Al. V. Thornton
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  47. Bryant, Attorney General of Arkansas v. Hill
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  48. Storer v. Brown
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  49. Article v. Absent
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  50. James v. Lacy
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