Constitutional Quotes · Page 2

I don't think the federal government has any business keeping a list of law-abiding Americans who exercise their constitutional right to keep…

— Ted Cruz

Egypt now is a real civil state. It is not theocratic, it is not military. It is democratic, free, constitutional, lawful and…

— Mohammed Morsi

We can only undo the election if the behavior meets the constitutional standard of subverting and threatening our system of government.

— Zoe Lofgren

We will protect our constitutional right to boycott, divest, and sanctions in this country.

— Linda Sarsour

“The fact that presidents have done something does not necessarily make it right or constitutional.”

— Chris Edelson

I didn't say 'former president,' I said 'president,' and I have the constitutional rights according to the constitution, including immunity from prosecution.

— Saddam Hussein

At the constitutional level, what we of course have assured is that women have the ability to make these reproductive decisions up…

— Barack Obama

If we quickly cast aside our constitutional form of government, then the enemy will not be the terrorists, it will be us.

— John Conyers

As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should be the last resort when all other…

— Arlen Specter

The ripping and tearing of an unborn child from his mother's womb through the hands of another, and we say, "That's fine;…

— Tom Coburn

The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. It may be a reflection on human…

— James Madison

To the contrary, the government they devised was defective from the start, requiring several amendments, a civil war and momentous social transformation…

— Thurgood Marshall

In our system of democracy, our government works on a system of checks and balances. Instead of stripping power from the courts,…

— Dennis Cardoza

Marriage and the creation of families has been an integral part of our society since its creation; it should not be defined…

— Robert Foster Bennett

At bottom, the decision to pardon Nixon was a political judgment properly within the bounds of Ford's constitutional authority. The specter of…

— Richard Ben-Veniste

A commitment to the Constitution is not something that's genetic. It's not inherited. It's not automatic. It has to be taught. And…

— Anthony Kennedy

“In framing that great document which Gladstone declared ‘the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain…

— Ezra Taft Benson

There could be constitutional problems with executive detention if it is seen to be arbitrary. I didn't actually say that the NSW…

— George Brandis

In its proper constitutional sense, the term [militia] means all the able-bodied people who can be trained and disciplined to act in…

— Alan Keyes

If you look at the minutes of the constitutional convention - which we have - Madison who was the main framer, proceeded…

— Noam Chomsky

Naturalization is the process by which a citizen, or subject of a foreign nation or kingdom, is made a citizen of the…

— Samuel Freeman Miller

As the people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the…

— James Madison

Let us face reality. The framers (of the Constitution) have simply been too shrewd for us. They have outwitted us. They designed…

— James MacGregor Burns

England shouldn't have the real freedom of vote and we shouldn't either. Because as [James Madison] put it, one of the primary…

— Noam Chomsky

Texas should have been leading the way on constitutional carry a long time ago. Ultimately, I'd like to see all 50 states…

— Ronny Jackson

Without question, the court does play a vital role in our constitutional system.

— Mike DeWine

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

— Al Sharpton

The Patriot Act has proven we can be tough on terror without compromising constitutional safeguards.

— Mike Johnson

Iranians launched their constitutional revolution in 1906 and established their parliament soon afterward.

— Stephen Kinzer

States, virtually all of them, have a constitutional requirement to operate on a balanced budget.

— John Kitzhaber

The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it…

— Alexander Hamilton

I think that this liberal progressive agenda is not the thing that the American people want and it's antithesis to who we…

— Allen West

In the absence of a written constitution, we still rely far too heavily in the U.K. on unwritten and unenforceable 'constitutional conventions.'

— Keir Starmer

There is no meaningful or persuasive constitutional distinction between semiautomatic handguns and semiautomatic rifles.

— Brett Kavanaugh

We are a constitutional democracy. We must deal with things properly within the framework of the law and then the constitution.

— Jacob Zuma

If the president is allowed to suspend constitutional rights on his own personal whims, our free republic has effectively ceased to exist.

— Steve Stockman

There is no constitutional basis for the federal government to be mandated to assist with student debt.

— Darryl Glenn

“This can't be constitutional," he said. "This is America, damn it. We still have freedom of speech here.”

— Bentley Little

The United States is a constitutional republic, and the Founding Fathers fought to ensure that the mob couldn't undermine it.

— Kayleigh McEnany

Constitutional government, as designed by the framers, will survive only with a righteous people.

— Ezra Taft Benson