Amendments Quotes

359 Amendments quotes by 245 unique authors

In my view, a corporation is not a person. A corporation does not have First Amendment rights to spend as much money as it wants,… — Bernie Sanders
There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman. — John Thune
Today, I will vote in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment. I shall do so because like President Bush, I strongly believe that marriage should… — Nick Lampson
The first exception [to the First Amendment] will not be the last. — Ira Glasser
But it's hard to talk about art. Maybe there should be a law against it, some First Amendment gag order like crying fire in a… — Stanley Elkin
Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This… — John Barrasso
While 45 of the 50 States have either a State constitutional amendment or a statute that preserves the current definition of marriage, left-wing activist judges… — John Boehner
And, finally, as a Republican, I believe it is important to keep our word and keep our covenant, and that is exactly what we should… — Michael C. Burgess
It is the will of the American people that we have a right to protect our flag and this can only be accomplished by passing… — Adrian Cronauer
Without amendments we would never even have had the Bill of Rights. — Adrian Cronauer
Laws protecting the United States flag do not cut away at the freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment... Congress made this position clear… — Larry Craig
The 21st Amendment gives the states the right to decide what the drinking ages should be and other aspects relative to alcoholic beverages, and I… — Pete Coors
We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor. — John Engler
The notion that the First Amendment has no limitations whatsoever is balderdash. — Trey Gowdy
The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no private property shall be taken for a public use without the payment of just compensation. — Elton Gallegly
Five years of Prohibition have had, at least, this one benign effect: they have completely disposed of all the favorite arguments of the Prohibitionists. None… — H. L. Mencken
...[T]he Constitution conferred only a few specific powers on the federal government, all others being denied to it (as the Tenth Amendment would make plain).… — Joseph Sobran
...[T]oday's Washington is about as attentive to the Tenth Amendment as the Unitarian Church is to the Book of Revelation. — Joseph Sobran
The First Amendment...begins with the five loveliest words in the English language: 'Congress shall make no law'. — George Will
I understand the Second Amendment. I respect the Second Amendment. I think we need to use common sense tools to keep the American people safe,… — Eric Holder
The courts are using the First Amendment to attack religion, when they should be using it to protect religion. — Ernest Istook
The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat… — Joichi Ito
When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the… — Patricia Ireland
So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and… — Jack Kingston
In my political career, I'd like to see a constitutional balanced budget amendment. — Ken Buck

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