Constitution Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

What I find most appalling is the Senate calls it a qualified blind trust when it's not blind. Since the Senate says it's OK,…

— Kathleen Clark

I don't put much faith in the political system because it's a question of how are you going to run capitalism, not how are…

— Tom Hodgkinson

I also think one of the things that's really hurting us is political activism of any stripe. Michael Jordan had it exactly right, he…

— Edward Allen Bernero

A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over…

— William Greider

The only pertinent political question in relation to an identity [or its photograph] is not Is it really coherent? but What does it actually…

— Victor Burgin

When, after having examined in detail the organization of the Supreme Court, one comes to consider in sum the prerogatives that have been given…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

A judiciary independent of a king or executive alone, is a good thing; but independence of the will of the nation is a solecism,…

— Thomas Jefferson

A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages.

— John Yoo

Now, how do you explain Obama's claim, that he can kill American citizens without due process? Well, he has his attorney general get up…

— Ray McGovern

[The current governing judicial philosophy is:] If you want something passionately enough, it is guaranteed by the Constitution. No need to fiddle around gathering…

— Robert Bork

The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy…

— Anonymous

Judicial excellence requires an understanding that the law is more than an intellectual game and more than a mental exercise. He or she must…

— Herb Kohl