Amendment Quotes

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The First Amendment to the Constitution reflects that concept recognized in the Ten Commandments, that the duties we owe to God and the manner of… — Roy Moore
He has called for a repeal of the Fifth Amendment as it affects the right of private property. — Dixie Lee Ray
I was appalled and shocked that Bush used the State of the Union to attack same-sex marriages and indicated that he would support a constitutional… — Jean O'Leary
In 2003, this House voted to kill a Democratic amendment to add $250 million for port security grants; then again, in 2005, against a Democratic… — Russ Carnahan
In our system of democracy, our government works on a system of checks and balances. Instead of stripping power from the courts, I believe we… — Dennis Cardoza
The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer. — Al Sharpton
We need to get rid of the 16th amendment, and return to the original system that funds government with a variety of tariffs and duties. — Alan Keyes
None of us takes amending the Constitution lightly. The plain fact is this amendment has been exhaustively studied and it really is time to act. — Sam Brownback
Until the people, by amendment, change the constitution, I urge that the counties cooperate with one another, that future road work be more uniform, and… — Arthur Capper
The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech. — Anthony Kennedy
I believe we need a national amendment which will guarantee every child in America the promise of not just an equal education but a high-quality… — Jonathan Kozol
Nothing in the 14th Amendment or in any other constitutional provision suggests that the president may usurp legislative power to prevent a violation of the… — Laurence Tribe
I have said that I am in favor of personhood as a concept. I am not taking a position on any of the state amendments,… — Ken Buck
It appears that some school officials, teachers, and parents have assumed that religious expression of any type is either inappropriate or forbidden altogether in public… — Bill Clinton
Whatever right the Second Amendment protects is not as important as it was 200 years ago... The government should deconstitutionalize the subject by repealing the… — George F Will
The First Amendment was added to the Constitution to stand as a guarantee that neither the power nor the prestige of the Federal Government would… — Hugo Black
If the 1st Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books… — Thurgood Marshall
Several amendments should be made to the primary and general election laws to improve them, but such changes must in no way interfere with a… — Arthur Capper
I didn't know that President Bush would endorse a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. — Mary Cheney
Debt is a form of slavery not prohibited by the Thirteenth Amendment; but it is a form of voluntary servitude that is still slavery of… — Nikhil Saluja

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