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"John Marshall has made his decision;now let him enforce it."
Jacksons response: "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."
Jackson supported Georgia's efforts to remove the Cherokee
Jacksons response: "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."
In the case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia's laws did not apply to the Cherokee Nation and that the removal of Native Americans from their lands was unconstitutional. President Andrew Jackson disagreed with the ruling and famously said, "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it." Jackson refused to enforce the court's decision, leading to the forced removal of Native Americans along the Trail of Tears.
Jackson didn't really make that statement, but wrote something similar in a letter to a friend. He meant Chief Justice Marshall's opinion didn't matter because the Supreme Court has no authority to enforce its decisions, and Jackson had no intention of intervening.More InformationAccording to popular myth, Jackson was supposed to have said, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!" In Paul Boller's book, They Never Said It: A Book of False Quotes, Misquotes, & False Attributions, historian Robert V. Remini claims Jackson never made such a statement. The tale is based on something Jackson wrote in a letter to John Coffee, "...the decision of the Supreme Court has fell still born, and they find that they cannot coerce Georgia to yield to its mandate,"meaning the Court's opinion was moot because it had no power to enforce its edict (not being a legislative body).Case citation:Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)
According to popular myth, Jackson was supposed to have said, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!" In Paul Boller's book, They Never Said It: A Book of False Quotes, Misquotes, & False Attributions, historian Robert V. Remini claims Jackson never made such a statement. The tale is based on something Jackson wrote in a letter to John Coffee, "...the decision of the Supreme Court has fell still born, and they find that they cannot coerce Georgia to yield to its mandate,"meaning the Court's opinion was moot because it had no power to enforce its edict (not being a legislative body).Case citation:Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)For more information, see Related Questions, below.
The executive branch is made up of the President and Vice President. They enforce the laws .
President Andrew Jackson was seen as a controversial president because he was a biased person. According to Norton, Jackson ignored the Supreme Court's ruling on Cherokee rights and fail to deal with his cabinet. He did this by removing experienced officeholders and replaced them with his own political followers. He also made the controversial decision to withdraw US funds from the US Bank.
"the court has made its decision, now let them try to enforce it". This may not answer the question fully, but as the court has no way to enforce its decisions, it depends on the President to enforce it for them. I recall school issue of segregation in the south when Eisenhouer sent federal troops to ensure the blacks entered white schools. If he had not, the courts order would not have been enforced by the states in that region. Recently, a federal judge ruled on "dont ask dont tell". If the President didnt agree with the courts ruling, and neither did the military. who would enforce the courts order?
"the court has made its decision, now let them try to enforce it". This may not answer the question fully, but as the court has no way to enforce its decisions, it depends on the President to enforce it for them. I recall school issue of segregation in the south when Eisenhouer sent federal troops to ensure the blacks entered white schools. If he had not, the courts order would not have been enforced by the states in that region. Recently, a federal judge ruled on "dont ask dont tell". If the President didnt agree with the courts ruling, and neither did the military. who would enforce the courts order?
The Cherokee didn't "begin living in Georgia," they were there before white people. The State of Georgia wanted to remove the Native Americans from their ancestral land and relocate them in less desirable territory west of the Mississippi River. President Jackson allegedly said, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it," meaning the Court had no power to enforce its decisions and the federal government wasn't going to help the Cherokee Nation. Some historians dispute the claim that Jackson actually made the above statement, although he wrote something similar in a letter to a friend. For more information, see Related Questions, below.