Leaking classified information is a crime. And if we have evidence that somebody in the executive branch is committing a crime, we… — Paul Ryan 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 do-not-call registry is still being challenged in court. Yet, the conclusions of the American people, the legislative branch, and the executive… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
There's a lot of bipartisan rancor, a lot of excessive delegation of legislative power from the legislative branch to the executive branch. — Mike Lee Copy Share Image
How exactly the obstruction-of-justice statutes interact with the president's broad powers to supervise the executive branch under Article II of the Constitution… — Benjamin Wittes 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
I've put forth measures that would actually eliminate some of the executive branch power. You know, philosophically, that's where I am. — Mark Meadows Copy Share Image
The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive is the branch of power most interested in war,… — James Madison 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
People in Congress are willing to shut down the entire government or to make it impossible for a Supreme Court nominee to… — George Packer Copy Share Image
I take the Constitution very seriously. The biggest problems that we're facing right now have to do with [the president] trying to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Apparently a great many people have forgotten that the framers of our Constitution went to such great effort to create an independent… — Sandra Day O'Connor 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
Despite the Obama administration's proclaimed commitment to global Internet freedom, the executive branch is not transparent about the types and capabilities of… — Rebecca MacKinnon 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
In an era where the White House is abusing power, is excusing and authorizing torture and is spying on American citizens, I… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
One of the great things about the United States is that when it comes to world affairs, the president obviously is the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The report made a science fiction-like case that the president was within his constitutional rights to reinterpret congressional legislation to conform more… — Rachel Maddow 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
“The members of the committee were aware of the programmes concerned, having been briefed on them in classified sessions. The question was,… — Edward Lucas 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
Nothing in the Constitution of the United States gives the Congress or the Executive Branch the power to attempt the task of… — Harrison Schmitt 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
I've been in the legislative branch and now the executive branch and in each case I felt it was important we use… — John Engler Copy Share Image
I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
“The year 2020 will mark the end of the U.S. presidency and the executive branch of the government. Let’s just say the… — Sylvia Browne 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
Ive been in the legislative branch and now the executive branch and in each case I felt it was important we use… — John Engler Copy Share Image
You don't just give the executive branch unlimited resources, unlimited power. Our founders were very concerned about too much power being invested… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
I'm seeing too much power being concentrated in the executive branch, and so our system of government is really in jeopardy, and… — Ana Kasparian Copy Share Image
You can't have the legislative and executive branch working in a parallel universe...the partisanship that has gripped Washington has prevented us from… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
It is extraordinary that each of the three individuals this president [ George W. Bush] has nominated for the Supreme Court -… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
As a dad, you are the Vice President of the executive branch of parenting. It doesn't matter what your personality is like,… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
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
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
As a member of Congress, a coequal branch of government designed by our founders to provide checks and balances on the executive… — Will Hurd Copy Share Image
In many cases, Obama's exercise of authoritarian power is criminal. His executive branch is responsible for violations of the Arms Export Control… — Ben Shapiro 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
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 real power in Ottawa, as in Washington, is in the executive branch. At the White House, there are daily briefings for… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share Image
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