Bulletin n. 0/2004 | ||
December 2004 | ||
Sharp Allen |
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Justices Seeking the Presidency | ||
in Journal of Supreme Court History , November 2004 - Vol. 29 Issue 3 , 2004 , 286 - 307 | ||
The separation of powers in the Constitution of the United States has never been absolute in either theory or practice. This is especially true in the quest for public office. At least one President, William Howard Taft, aspired to be a Supreme Court Justice. Several Supreme Court Justices seriously considered becoming President. These are a few stories about those ambitions. | ||