That would be Andrew Jackson in response to Worcester v. Georgia, and it is generally regarded as apocryphal (though somewhat consistent with other things that he did say, predicting that such a decision would be unenforceable). He did write in a letter, "the decision of the supreme court has fell still born and they find it cannot coerce Georgia to yield to its mandate." For discussion, see Charles Warren, The Supreme Court in United States History, and Richard Longaker, "Andrew Jackson and the Judiciary," Political Science Quarterly (1956).
Keith Whittington -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for con law professors [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Eastman, John Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 5:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Presidents and the Court I seem to recall a colorful claim by some president or other, opposed to a particular court ruling, along the lines of: "The Court has issued its ruling, now let it enforce it." Can anyone point me to the specific President, case, and citation for this? Perhaps Truman, in response to the Steel Seizure decision? Many thanks, John Eastman
