The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states rights and walk forthrightly… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
When the civil rights community raised a lot of concerns around the nomination of Mr. Sessions, Senator Sessions, one of the things… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Byrd, the former Klu [sic] Klux Klan Kleagle, is taking a stand over states' rights, or his rights over State, or some… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most frequently… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that 'all powers not delegated to the United States, by… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
My friends, to those who say that we are rushing this issue of civil rights, I say to them we are 172… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
Abortion is a states' rights issue. Education is a states' right issue. Medicinal marijuana is a states' rights issue. Gay marraige is… — Wayne Allyn Root Copy Share Image
For states' rights advocates, the Constitution is like a contract that is openly violated by one party with impunity. On paper, the… — Jonathan Turley Copy Share Image
Under the Constitution, federal law trumps both state and city law. But antitrust law allows states some exceptional leeway to adopt anticompetitive… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share Image
Demographically, I'm a hippie from San Francisco and I'm not culturally inclined to be sympathetic to states' rights. My cultural heritage is… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Truth be told, the party was moving in entirely the wrong direction. Ever since 1964, when Barry Goldwater championed “states’ rights”—understood to… — Joshua Green Copy Share Image
Virginia States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
There is no Constitutional issue here. The command of the Constitution is plain. There is no moral issue. It is wrong -… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
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