Amendments Quotes

359 Amendments quotes by 245 unique authors

Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment. — Sandra Day O'Connor
It is a measure of the framers' fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were… — Sandra Day O'Connor
1913 wasn't a very good year. 1913 gave us the income tax, the 16th amendment and the IRS. — Ron Paul
Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works… — Will Rogers
The Second Amendment is a constitutional right. I didn't make it up, the Republican Party didn't make it up. It's in the Constitution. I think… — Marco Rubio
The First Amendment defends all forms of speech including hate speech, which is why groups like Ku Klux Klan are allowed to utter their poisonous… — Salman Rushdie
I have introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and make it clear that the Congress and state legislatures do have the ability and… — Bernie Sanders
I want to regain my First Amendment rights. — Laura Schlessinger
We all have the right of freedom of speech under the First Amendment. We all don't have to agree with one another on our opinions.… — Luke Scott
We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution. — Al Sharpton
History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment… — Michael K. Simpson
I'm tired of being considered some kind of criminal or dangerous throwback for no other reason than that I value, exercise, and defend my rights… — L. Neil Smith
The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written. — Arlen Specter
When the 14th Amendment, equal protection clause was enacted, the galleries in the Senate were segregated. Now we have integration. — Arlen Specter
As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should be the last resort when all other measures have proved… — Arlen Specter
There's nothing in the First Amendment that even remotely talks about spending money for political contests, and to say that an individual can spend as… — Arlen Specter
First, the firearms industry has been around and has been respected for generations. They provide a valuable service and a highly desirable product to millions… — Cliff Stearns
The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat… — Potter Stewart
I strongly believe that the Second Amendment creates an individual right to possess and use guns for purposes of both hunting and self-defense. — Cass Sunstein
I'm knocking our pitiful, pathetic lawmakers. And I thank God that President Bush has stated, we need a Constitutional amendment that states that marriage is… — Jimmy Swaggart
Amendments occupy a great deal of most legislators' time, particularly those lawmakers in the minority. Members of Congress do author major bills, but more commonly… — Matt Taibbi
The Second Amendment does protect the right to people to possess weapons for self-defense in the home. That's what the Supreme Court said. — Laurence Tribe
The question about those aromatic advertisements that perfume companies are having stitched into magazines these days is this: under the freedoms guaranteed by the First… — Calvin Trillin
I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat. — Elwyn Brooks White
If those who wrote and ratified the 14th Amendment had imagined laws restricting immigration - and had anticipated huge waves of illegal immigration - is… — George Will

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