Marbury vs. Madison

      John Marshall was appointed by John Adams during the last days of his presidency.  The Judiciary Act of 1801, one of the final laws passed by Adams and the Federalist-controlled Congress, created sixteen new federal judgeships and other judicial offices.  The Republican-dominated Congress fought back by repealing the Judiciary Act of 1801. When Secretary of State James Madison refused to deliver a commission to William Marbury, one of Adams’s midnight appointees, Marbury sued for its delivery.  The Court’s unanimous opinion, which was written by Chief Justice Marshall, stated that Marbury deserved his commission, but the Court had no jurisdiction in the case. Marshall then ruled that part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, which dealt with the authority of the Supreme Court, was unconstitutional.  Marshall’s decision prompted Jefferson to strike back. The president, who let many of Adams’s midnight appointments stand, sought the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.

Who We Met...

         In our travels, we met many interesting people.  The first group we encountered were the men in black.  They were not very colorful people.   Along our path, we came to a split in the road.  It made a perfect “Y”.  This is where we met the village people.  They were very vocal.   We met our favorite group in the backwoods. They called themselves the “Backstreet Boys.”

Expanding America

“Hey!  Look Louis!  It’s a bird…It’s a plane…nope, definitely a bird!”

“What is a bird?”

“It’s that thing over there in the sky!”

“Whoa…what kind of bird is that?”

“I’m not sure.  Let’s call it a Lobogold.”

“Sounds good to me.”

            This is how bored we have become on our great quest.  Always seeing new things and never having any idea on what to name it so we are just trying to come up with the most random things.  As for the plane thing, I have no idea where Clark came up with that one.