#1547 Jefferson, John Marshall, and Judicial Review
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The Irony of Marbury v. Madison
The president has a certain degree of discretion and that includes discretion to withhold the commissions. jefferson believed that marshal was a loose lounging tavern seeking sort of guy who like to have a glass of ale with common people in taverns. i think what drove jefferson nuts about marshal is that he was a virginia federalist and jefferson thought there cannot be a virginiaFederalist if you're a virginian you're not a federalist.
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