Constitutional Authority Quotes
- To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt and its inevitable consequences, I have advocated and endeavored to carry into effect the policy of confining… — Martin Van Buren
- If I were in Congress in 1996, I would have voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, which used Congress's constitutional authority to define what… — Ron Paul
- The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual… — Barack Obama
- Elect me to office. I will protect and defend the U.S. Constitution. Because there's no constitutional authority for Congress spending on the objects of benevolence,… — Walter E. Williams
- Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a warrant? Benjamin Franklin would not have thought so. — Pete du Pont
- Strictly enforce the scale of "fixed responsibility." The first and foremost level of responsibility is with the individual himself; the second level is the family;… — W. Cleon Skousen