Nothing in the 14th Amendment or in any other constitutional provision suggests that the president may usurp legislative power to prevent a… — Laurence Tribe Copy Share Image
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan… — George Washington 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
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
Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. As Congress works to fix… — Randy Neugebauer Copy Share Image
And in terms of their crown jewel legislative achievement: who knew that when asked, 'will government impose a new federal mandate requiring… — Artur Davis Copy Share Image
I am specifically concerned about the idea that the legislative process is one that gets characterized the way it is as the… — Lloyd Blankfein Copy Share Image
You want to be able to get your budget through, you want to be able to get your legislative agenda through, you… — Humza Yousaf Copy Share Image
In Barack Obama's second term, with his legislative agenda dead in a Republican-controlled Congress, the president turned to executive unilateralism on an… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
Americans firmly rejected Republican legislative efforts to repeal the ACA - only 17 percent supported it. — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
American secretaries of state have typically been more buttoned up than bon vivant, but John Quincy Adams's diplomatic successes - bigger than… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share Image
We need to decouple the movement for comprehensive immigration reform and justice for immigrants from the legislative process and from the Democratic… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
Of the powers conferred upon the General Government by the Constitution of the United States much the most important are those given… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the… — John Witherspoon Copy Share Image
The digitization of our society is a challenge that is both legislative and philosophical. — Om Malik Copy Share Image
The very purpose of the Second Amendment is to stop the government from disallowing people the means to defend themselves against tyranny.… — Steve Stockman 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
We need to work our level best in this legislative session to help grow Montana's economy, so that grandchildren can stay in… — Brian Schweitzer Copy Share Image
In 1889, I predict, the legislative stage of the Irish question will have arrived; and the union with England, which shall then… — John Boyle O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Legislative novelty is not necessarily fatal; there is a first time for everything. — John Roberts Copy Share Image
We've always said a filibuster is not appropriate for judicial nominees. A filibuster is a legislative tool designed to extract compromises. A… — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court, once in existence, cannot be abolished, because its foundation is not in an act of the legislative department of… — Samuel Freeman Miller Copy Share Image
The art of negotiating is a learned skill. It is practiced and often honed in the marketplace as well as legislative bodies. — Margaret Hoover Copy Share Image
It is the union of independence and dependence of these branches - legislative, executive and judicial - and of the governmental functions… — J. Reuben Clark Copy Share Image
