Constitution Quotes
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The city of New Orleans knows full well that they are bound by the constitutions of the United States and the state of Louisiana. Both constitutions require real prior notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard before the government can take or destroy anyone's property. (Quote by - Bill Quigley)
The United States supports a concept, and it's an important one, of democracy, specifically constitutional democracy. I hope that the solution will be a democratic and constitutional solution. (Quote by - William Brownfield)
The Bill of Rights -- The Original Contract With America. Accept no substitutes. Beware of imitations. Insist on the genuine articles. (Quote by - Anon)
The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are the constitutional rights secure. (Quote by - Albert Einstein)
The Constitution gives us a standard to follow. We cannot define impeachable offenses to a greater degree than the language of the Constitution. But we all agree the issue is the public trust. Our duty is not to punish anyone. And our challenge is to avoid pettiness. (Quote by - Asa Hutchinson)
When it is not necessary to amend the Constitution, it is necessary not to amend the Constitution. (Quote by - Charles Rice)
While the attorney general does not personally support the proposal, we are confident that letting this question proceed was the right decision. The attorney general's decision to certify this question for the ballot was based solely on the constitution. This proposal isn't a reversal of a judicial decision but an effort to change the constitution going forward. (Quote by - David Guarino)
If we will not be able to reach agreements in the end, this constitution is going to be presented to the Iraqis in an Oct. 15 referendum. Legally we do not need the parliament to vote on the draft, but we need only a consensus so that all the Iraqis will say yes to the constitution. (Quote by - Hajim al-Hassani)
They (the Secessionists) appealed to the Constitution, they appealed to justice, they appealed to fraternity, until the Constitution, justice, and fraternity were no longer listened to in the legislative halls of their country, and then, sir, they pr(Quote by - Robert Toombs)
That, in part, is why the Constitution's framers gave justices life tenure — to enable them to rule wherever the law and the Constitution led them, without obligation or fear of political reprisal. Former Republican president Gerald Ford recently paid tribute to John Paul Stevens, his only appointee to the Supreme Court, who is also far more liberal than Republicans expected. He has served his nation well, ... with dignity, intellect and without partisan political concerns. (Quote by - Gerald Ford)
Make no mistake, abortion-on-demand is not a right guaranteed by the Constitution. No serious scholar, including one disposed to agree with the Court's result, has argued that the framers of the Constitution intended to create such a right. (Quote by - Ronald Reagan)
Why in the world would high courts want to give deference to a legislature to revoke constitutional rights they have deemed implicit in their interpretation of the constitution. This is disturbing rhetoric from a Montgomery County legislator who's always been very supportive. (Quote by - Dan Furmansky)
It is clear that this illegal program violates our Constitution and laws governing surveillance. The president's false choice between securing our nation and preserving our Constitution must be rejected. Congress has an obligation to determine the truth, especially since the administration is unwilling to check itself. Hearings like this help ensure steps are taken so the rule of law is respected by all, even the president. (Quote by - Caroline Fredrickson)
The Constitution facility is Kerr-McGee's sixth operated hub in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The value of each of these hubs continues to grow through the allocation of expenses and processing fees as additional satellite fields are developed. In addition to the significant value of the Ticonderoga field, we have added $50 million in value to our Constitution facility by expanding its capacity to process the Ticonderoga production. (Quote by - Dave Hager)
The constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the Judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please. (Quote by - Thomas Jefferson)
This is being done in a manner that protects U.S. constitutional rights. FBI agents do not intrude across any constitutionally protected areas without proper legal authority. (Quote by - Brian Roehrkasse)
He understands the law and the Constitution extremely well, and I think one of the abilities he showed was to clearly describe how he ruled, why he ruled, and what factors were critical to particular cases. That's an indication that his service on the court and his view of the Constitution is rooted in principle. (Quote by - John Sununu)
The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words of the preamble to the Constitution, but in the fact that the substantive clauses of that Constitution are enforced by individuals independent of and not beholden to the elected branches. (Quote by - Harold H. Greene)
This will make it impossible for residents of the Iraq's few mostly Sunni provinces to bring down the constitution. The aim of this move is to pass the constitution and to impose it on everybody regardless of their opinions. (Quote by - Saleh al-Mutlaq)
What Daniel Webster termed the miracle of our Constitution is not something that happens in every generation, but every generation in its turn must accept the responsibility of supporting and defending the Constitution and bearing true faith and allegiance to it,(Quote by - John Roberts)
We want the constitutional drafting committee to hear our voices. We fear that some articles (in the constitution) will be unjust for women. (Quote by - Narmine Othman)
One of the most solemn responsibilities of the president--and it's set out expressly in the Constitution--is that the president is to take care that the laws are faithfully executed, and that means the Constitution. It means statutes. It means treaties. It means all of the laws of the United States. (Quote by - Samuel Alito)
Somebody asked me, 'are you going to be on the side of the little guy?' And you obviously want to give an immediate answer. But as you reflect on it, if the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy is going to win in court before me. But, if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well, the big guy is going to win, because my obligation is to the Constitution. That's the oath. The oath that a judge takes is not that 'I'll look out for particular interests' ¦ the oath is to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and that is what I would do. (Quote by - John Roberts)
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties. (Quote by - Abraham Lincoln)
The men who wrote the Constitution feared most a strong Executive with control of a standing army. Our Constitution is set up to protect all of us from tyranny. (Quote by - Heather Wilson)
He has not convinced me that he will not uphold just the letter of the Constitution, but the spirit of the Constitution as well,(Quote by - Jack Reed)
There is no right by the federal or state constitution to manual recounts. There is no law that says that you must count dimpled ballots, constitutional or otherwise. (Quote by - Barry Richard)
I think today we're setting a constitutional marker and also a constitutional check on presidential power because you can't allow the president to move forward with unfettered fashion. (Quote by - Olympia Snowe)
It's not just an on-off question about whether there's a constitutional right to abortion. If there is such a constitutional right, to what extent is it actually protected? And how far can a state go in regulating it?(Quote by - Mary Cheh)
The Constitution is the fundamental rule for people to live in society. If the rule no longer suits the lives of the general public due to changing times, it should be changed. That goes for regular laws as well as the Constitution. (Quote by - Ichiro Ozawa)
No country in the world can draft their constitution in three months. They themselves took 10 years. Why do they wish to impose a silly constitution on us?(Quote by - Salih Mutlak)
The framers of the Tennessee Constitution put specific safeguards in place to guarantee that the voters are given ample opportunity to engage in public debate and discussion before amending the Constitution. Those requirements should be followed exactly as the founders required. (Quote by - Hedy Weinberg)
It was always written up in our constitution that our positions were not concreted forever and a day, ... It is written in our constitution that our positions would go to the vote by the members of One Nation, so you see they have misread our constitution. (Quote by - Pauline Hanson)
We have a remarkable political system, remarkable for its protection of liberty, its stability and for providing the basis for our economic well-being, ... The success of our political system is due, in large part, but not exclusively so, to the Constitution, now in place for over two centuries. We have been seduced by the great success of the Constitution and its political system, taking both for granted. We need to show more gratitude for the good things that come our way. (Quote by - Paul Peterson)
The constitution does not envisage the possibility of a federal unit breaking away. No federal unit can break away in accordance with the constitution and in a democratic way. If someone does attempt to break away by force, we all know what we will get. (Quote by - Vojislav Seselj)
The attorney general simply got it wrong. Our state constitution says there can be no citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that relates to the reversal of a judicial decision. (Quote by - Gary Buseck)
If you know anything about bar association politics, it is not constitutional scholars who become president of the bar association. She has very little, if any, acquaintanceship with constitutional law, and it's a very hard thing to get a hold of if you go into the court and start wrestling with it. In fact, you're likely to get it very wrong. (Quote by - Robert Bork)
I feel that the constitution is workable, it is flexible and it is strong enough to hold the country together both in peacetime and in wartime. Indeed, if I may say so, if things go wrong under the new Constitution, the reason will not be that we had a bad Constitution. What we will have to say is that Man was vile. (Quote by - B. R. Ambedkar)
If the constitution is not changed, then we will try to bring it down either before the referendum through the law by filing a suit in international or local courts, if we can, challenging the legitimacy of this constitution and the National Assembly. (Quote by - Saleh al-Mutlaq)
The proposed Constitution is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both. (Quote by - James Madison)
He represents the kind of justice who will interpret the law with respect to the Constitution and not legislate from the bench. His judicial experience is second to none, and I'm confident he will do an excellent job handling his constitutional responsibility. (Quote by - Craig Thomas)
The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare, nor should this Court, ordained as a judicial body, be thought of as a general haven for reform movements. (Quote by - John Marshall Harlan)
The Constitutional Council rules on the conformity of the law with the constitution. It has no vocation to rule on its social legitimacy and its political content. (Quote by - Maryse Dumas)
If they can constitute a free and just society with this constitution that they're working on right now, I think that that will be something, a real measurement, a real benchmark,(Quote by - George Allen)
If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy is going to win in court before me, ... But if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well, then the big guy is going to win because my obligation is to the Constitution. (Quote by - John Roberts)
If we do not get a universal acceptance of the constitution the likelihood of the violence continuing is there. If it had been an inclusive exercise -- as when everybody had embraced the constitution and everyone saw his interest protected by the constitution -- I think it would have been a rallying exercise. We are not there at this stage,(Quote by - Kofi Annan)
How did Taney know that slave ownership was a constitutional right? Such a right is nowhere to be found in the Constitution. He knew it because he was passionately convinced that it must be a constitutional right. (Quote by - Robert Bork)
If concessions are made to the Sunnis to make additions to the constitution, then the other parties want a guarantee from the Sunnis that they will vote back the constitution at the referendum. But there are no guarantees. (Quote by - Mahmoud Othman)
Since these individuals are people who have been openly trying to change the constitutional order through force and street violence, they can use the parliamentary immunity as a cover-up to topple the constitution itself, ... Thus it is imperative to lift this cover-up immediately to ensure the country's peace and stability. (Quote by - Meles Zenawi)
I will not step down, I will not resign, ... I will work to the end of my term in office under the constitution. In the year 2000, there will be presidential elections under the constitution and I will not run in those elections. (Quote by - Boris Yeltsin)
Rejection of the constitution would be an embarrassment for the Bush administration, but for the long-term future of Iraq, I think it might actually be a way to turn a constitutional process into a real mechanism for political settlement. (Quote by - Nathan Brown)
If the Sunnis don't buy into this constitution over the next two months by voting for Sunnis in the parliament and trying to get the constitution amended, we may find a regional war, not just a civil war,(Quote by - Joe Biden)
My belief has always been . . . that wherever in this land any individual's constitutional rights are being unjustly denied, it is the obligation of the federal government -- at point of bayonet if necessary -- to restore that individual's constitutional rights. (Quote by - Ronald Reagan)
Constitutional law has developed since then. The American Bar Association has developed new model rules for advertising. The trend is to conform to the Constitution but protect the public. Also the commission feels the rules, as presently written, are very complex. (Quote by - Bill Turner)
This constitution is full of mines that are going to explode. The articles stipulated in this constitution will have grave consequences if they are submitted to a referendum. This constitution will lead to a weak Iraq that is unable to defend itself. (Quote by - Saleh Mutlak)
On every question of Construction (of the Constitution) lets us carry our-selves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed. (Quote by - Thomas Jefferson)
Assistant Principal Greg Owen said the students there will participate in some online activities and other fun-filled events as well. We will learn about the U.S. Constitution and write a firsthand journalistic account as if they were there, ... Another project that will be taking place is a book report to review the book 'Shhh! We're Writing The Constitution. (Quote by - Greg Owen)
Consequences are highly relevant, ... Not just any consequences but consequences in light of a constitutional value. . . . You can be wooden and mechanical, and the price you'll pay is a law that won't fulfill the basic principles of the Constitution, which is to help people live together in a democratic society. (Quote by - Stephen G. Breyer)
Once the justices depart, as most of them have, from the original understanding of the principles of the Constitution, they lack any guidance other than their own attempts at moral philosophy, a task for which they have not even minimal skills. Yet when it rules in the name of the Constitution, whether it rules truly or not, the Court is the most powerful branch of government in domestic policy. The combination of absolute power, disdain for the historic Constitution, and philosophical incompetence is lethal. (Quote by - Robert Bork)
Once they are constitutional officers, only the General Assembly may dispense the qualifications for the constitutional officers. (Quote by - Allan Wade)
Throughout her career, however, she has had little public involvement in constitutional law. This is in marked contrast to the president's last nominee, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, who was widely seen as one of the nation's most accomplished constitutional minds, having argued 38 cases before the Supreme Court. These hearings are going to be a stark contrast to the Roberts hearings, ... Can you picture her answering some of the questions that Roberts was asked?(Quote by - Roger Pilon)
We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is, and the judiciary is the safeguard of our liberty and of our property under the Constitution. (Quote by - Charles Evans Hughes)
We have a chance today to say to the world, no matter what our constitutional process, whether it is an election eve or it is the eve of a constitutional vote, no matter what our debates at home, we are as a nation prepared to lead the world,(Quote by - Newt Gingrich)
There's nothing devious about this. We wouldn't take this level of effort for something that wouldn't be legally sound. We went through a year of research and studying the Massachusetts constitution and the restrictions on citizen initiatives to make sure the language met the requirements. We believe it is constitutionally sound, and the attorney general, who doesn't agree with us, does also. (Quote by - Kris Mineau)
Montana has a very narrow line-item veto as defined by the constitution and presented by the Constitutional Convention, ... I don't believe the governor can strike a condition without striking an appropriation. (Quote by - John Cobb)
I believe in the Constitution. The Constitution says that government isn't supposed to be infusing religion into our society, and so I asked to have that upheld. (Quote by - Michael Newdow)
A constitution should be a symbol of national consensus. This consensus can only be established if a constitution is formulated in full consultation with the people. (Quote by - Paul Themba Nyathi)
As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should be the last resort when all other measures have proved inadequate. (Quote by - Arlen Specter)
She has deep knowledge of the constitution and constitutional law,(Quote by - Scott McClellan)
To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race. (Quote by - Calvin Coolidge)
Some people might say, Aha! They forgot about the Constitution's general welfare clause! ... With respect to the two words 'general welfare,' I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators. (Quote by - James Madison)
A martial nobility and stubborn commons, possessed of arms, tenacious of property, and collected into constitutional assemblies form the only balance capable of preserving a free constitution against the enterprise of an aspiring prince(Quote by - Edward Gibbon)
His main interest is to push the constitution on time, no matter what the constitution has in it. (Quote by - Salih Mutlak)
The fight has just begun. What you did here today is a direct violation of the Constitution of the State of California, and in violation of the U.S. Constitution. (Quote by - John Eastman)
The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable roots in the language or design of the Constitution. (Quote by - Byron R. White)
I confess that there are several parts of this Constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them. For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information, or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. (Quote by - Benjamin Franklin)
The Colorado statute, however, applies only to American flags, which raises another constitutional issue. The Constitution prohibits what the case law calls 'viewpoint discrimination.' This means that the government cannot silence one side of a debate while allowing speakers who favor an opposing viewpoint. Thus, to the extent that personal display of American or Mexican flags now symbolizes opposing views on the current national debate about immigration issues, the Colorado statute cannot constitutionally protect the right of students to display the American flag while allowing a school to ban the display of a different flag. (Quote by - Mark Silverstein)
The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom. (Quote by - Calvin Coolidge)
We should not be hasty regarding the issues and the constitution should not be born crippled, ... We are keen to have an early constitution, but the constitution should be completed in all of its items in a proper manner that appeals to all components of the Iraqi people so that the whole people interact with the whole constitution. (Quote by - Jalal Talabani)
This is the first constitution in our history in which all of the Iraqi people have taken part, ... I know there are gaps in the constitution, but only God is complete. The Koran is the only book that cannot be changed. The constitution can be amended. (Quote by - Jalal Talabani)
The Ninth Amendment makes it clear that all the rights spelled out in the Constitution aren't the end of rights as we know them. It makes it clear that there are rights reserved to people that aren't spelled out in the Constitution. (Quote by - Chris Barron)
The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive. (Quote by - Edward Gibbon)
These 501c-4s have a limited constitutional right to engage in electioneering, to do campaign ads. There are some limits on them, but unfortunately if you lump them in with unions and for profit corporations, you create a very serious constitutional problem. (Quote by - John Edwards)
At a minimum, this procedure constitutes an extraordinary violation of fundamental taxpayer rights and fairness. In our view, it may also constitute a violation of due process of law. (Quote by - Nina Olson)
Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves. (Quote by - Ramsey Clark)
Considering that the essential question of public importance has been invited in the matter and the High Court had granted leave to the state to approach the apex court...We grant leave in all matters and direct the same to be placed before the Constitution Bench. (Quote by - Constitution Bench)
In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution. (Quote by - Thomas Jefferson)
New laws cannot hide the fact that the constitution has been peremptorily put aside. There is no way out of this crisis but a return to constitutional and representative rule. (Quote by - Brad Adams)
I don't think the Constitution is studied almost anywhere, including law schools. In law schools, what they study is what the court said about the Constitution. They study the opinions. They don't study the Constitution itself. (Quote by - Robert Bork)
I was the legal counsel in the effort to amend the Virginia Constitution to give Virginians the right to hunt and fish constitutionally, and we are one of the few states in the country to protect that right. (Quote by - Tim Kaine)
Having a good constitution is far more important than having an immediate constitution. (Quote by - Kenneth Pollack)
Our intention is to offer an alternative to the other two parties. They've strayed away from the Constitution. We desire to get out governments back under the discipline of the Constitution. (Quote by - Kent Holtz)
I do think the right to privacy (used by the Supreme Court to declare a constitutional right to have an abortion) is protected under the Constitution in various ways. (Quote by - John Roberts)
We have seen that the American Constitution has changed, is changing, and by the law of its existence must continue to change, in its substance and practical working even when its words remain the same. (Quote by - James Bryce)
President Bush's disregard and disrespect for the Constitution are evident, but in America, we are all bound by the rule of law. The president took an oath to 'preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States.' He cannot use a claim of seeking to preserve our nation to undermine the rules that serve as our foundation. The Attorney General, who may have been involved with the formulation of this policy, must appoint an outside special counsel to let justice be served. (Quote by - Anthony D. Romero)
That (separation of church and state)
was never in the Constitution, however much the liberals laugh at me for saying it, they know good and well it was never in the Constitution! Such language only appeared in the constitution of the communist Sovi(Quote by - Pat Robertson)
We don't want the constitutional option. We didn't ask for the constitutional option, ... I think what's important now though is to come to the Senate floor; let's shed light on this. (Quote by - Bill Frist)
