Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act of 1981: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, on S. 898 ... June 2, 11, 15, 16, and 19, 1981

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Page 306 - This policy of supplying, by opposite and rival interests, the defect of better motives, might be traced through the whole system of human affairs, private as well as public. We see it particularly displayed in all the subordinate distributions of power, where the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that each may be a check on the other; that the private interest of every individual may be a sentinel over the public rights.
Page 306 - When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
Page 6 - Act of 1934 to provide for improved international telecommunications, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 lives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "International Telecommu4 nications Act of 1983".
Page 304 - An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies", as amended, commonly known as the Sherman Act (15 USC, Sees.
Page 307 - It Is in the general true that the province of an appellate court is only to inquire whether a judgment when rendered was erroneous or not. But if, subsequent to the judgment, and before the decision of the appellate court, a law intervenes and positively changes the rule which governs, the law must be obeyed, or its obligation denied.
Page 300 - Proceeding further, we find impressive authority for the proposition that an .order issued by a court with jurisdiction over the subject matter and person must be obeyed by the parties until it is reversed by orderly and proper proceedings.™ This is true without regard even for the constitutionality of the Act under which the order is issued.
Page 310 - That any such acquisition of real property shall not deprive any State or political subdivision thereof of its civil or criminal jurisdiction in and over such property or impair the civil rights under the State or local laws of the inhabitants on such property...
Page 306 - In determining what it may do in seeking assistance from another branch, the extent and character of that assistance must be fixed according to common sense and the inherent necessities of the governmental coordination.
Page 308 - Nothing less than a clear showing of grievous wrong evoked by new and unforeseen conditions should lead us to change what was decreed after years of litigation with the consent of all concerned.
Page 310 - Repeals of the antitrust laws by implication from a regulatory statute are strongly disfavored, and have only been found in cases of plain repugnancy between the antitrust and regulatory provisions.

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