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Our Constitution wisely assigns both joint and separate roles to each branch of the government; and a President and a Congress who hold each other… — John F. Kennedy
The First Amendment's language leaves no room for inference that abridgments of speech and press can be made just because they are slight. That Amendment… — Hugo Black
Citizenship is no light trifle to be jeopardized any moment Congress decides to do so under the name of one of its general or implied… — Hugo Black
It is hard for us to admit we have a sin nature because we live in this system of checks and balances. If we get… — Donald Miller
Obama was quite serious when he said he was going to change the world. And now he has a national crisis, a personal mandate, a… — Charles Krauthammer
The full consequences of a default or even the serious prospect of default by the United States are impossible to predict and awesome to contemplate.… — Ronald Reagan
Congress shall never disarm any citizen unless such as are or have been in actual rebellion. — James Madison
I think the Supreme Court has, as an equal branch of government, the ability to overrule Congress and the president. But I also feel it's… — Rick Santorum
The Congress should not be creating money out of thin air, which is what Lincoln did when he created greenbacks. But it is a congressional… — Ron Paul
With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership. — Ron Fournier
Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed… — Ron Fournier
The failure of the White House and Congress to seriously address the nation's fiscal situation is certain to broaden the belief among many voters that… — Ron Fournier
We, as conservative intellectuals, should not be in the business of making excuses for bad parliamentary decisions by Republican leaders in Congress. — David Frum
Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in… — Barry Goldwater
During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. — Al Gore
The Congress is virtually incapable of passing any reforms unless they first get permission from the powerful special interests who are most affected by the… — Al Gore
In Congress, while the House's proposed defense budget calls for significant increases, it also cuts 11 billion dollars from veterans spending - including healthcare and… — Jennifer Granholm
The Supreme Court has never ruled that Congress can use the Commerce Clause to require individuals to engage in an activity they have chosen to… — John Cornyn
We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress… — Davy Crockett
In short, it is the position of the people of the United States, as expressed by their representatives in Congress, that Israel's fight is our… — Tom DeLay
If the president is failing to disclose material facts with regard to legislation being presented to the Congress on a question as important as war… — John Dingell
I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment… — Everett Dirksen
Prayer and dependence on God has been our history. How unfortunate it is now that an unaccountable and unelected and misguided judge from Wisconsin, Judge… — James Dobson
I have lectured at Town Hall N.Y., The Library of Congress, Harvard, Yale, Amherst, Wellesley, Columbia, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana State University, Colorado, Stanford, and… — Paul Engle
As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's… — Bob Filner

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