I am mindful of the difference between the executive branch and the legislative branch. I assured all four of these leaders that… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, I watched helplessly as the Bush administration led America into a… — Ricardo Sanchez Copy Share Image
“Article II creates an office, President of the United States, that remains a kind of inkblot onto which generations of Americans have… — Garrett Epps Copy Share Image
“...the Constitution is an invitation for the president and Congress to struggle for the privilege of directing foreign policy. Although the president… — Lee H. Hamilton Copy Share Image
The U.S. needs legislation to protect the public's right to free speech and a free press, to protect it from the actions… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
To those in the executive branch who say ‘just trust us’ when it comes to secret and warrantless surveillance of domestic communications,… — Eric Holder Copy Share Image
When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
When the American people look at the political process play out, they hear all the spinning and all the doctrinaire language, and… — David Gregory Copy Share Image
“One more thing, gentlemen, before I quit. Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal, a phrase that the Yankees… — Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird Copy Share Image
As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt learned when he tried to pack the Supreme Court, the three branches of government are coequal for… — Dan Pfeiffer Copy Share Image
“I have the documents. Documents, proof, evidence, photograph, signature. One day you raise your right hand and you are American. They give… — Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Copy Share Image
Our Founding Fathers created the Executive Branch to implement and enforce the laws written by Congress, and vested this power in the… — Tom Rice Copy Share Image
I speak as a private citizen and not as a representative of the Executive Branch of the United States government. The impression… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I think there's always a role for Congress under every instance in every administration to conduct oversight of the executive branch. — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
There's a whole process of how the U.S. enters into executive agreements, which involves a legal component, a legal analysis of the… — Brian Deese Copy Share Image
The president and the executive branch are always going to have greater latitude and greater authority when it comes to protecting America… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For those who believe executive branch officials will voluntarily interpret their surveillance authorities with restraint, I believe it is more likely that… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
Quite often there's a great deal of disagreement within the executive branch about what we should do. Some cases are pretty straightforward,… — Donald Verrilli Jr Copy Share Image
The executive branch has grown too strong, the judicial branch too arrogant and the legislative branch too stupid. — Lyn Nofziger Copy Share Image
We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor. — John Engler Copy Share Image
Under our system of three branches of government, the courts ultimately are the checks on the legislative and executive branches when they… — Nina Totenberg Copy Share Image
The War Powers Act requires presidents to seek the consent of the American people, through their representatives, before sending our troops into… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
“Finally, the Framers stressed that the impeachment remedy was a vital congressional check on the executive branch as a whole, not just… — Andrew McCarthy Copy Share Image
It bothers me that the executive branch is taking the amazing position that just on the president's say-so, any American citizen can… — Laurence Tribe Copy Share Image
“One more thing, gentlemen, before I quit. Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal, a phrase that the Yankees… — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
