Legislative Quotes

197 quotes by 142 authors

We need to decouple the movement for comprehensive immigration reform and justice for immigrants from the legislative process and from the Democratic Party process. They… — Luis Gutierrez
As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt learned when he tried to pack the Supreme Court, the three branches of government are coequal for a reason. Neither… — Dan Pfeiffer
In 1889, I predict, the legislative stage of the Irish question will have arrived; and the union with England, which shall then have cursed Ireland… — John Boyle O'Reilly
Upon you, fellow-citizens, as the representatives of the States and the people, is wisely devolved the legislative power. — Millard Fillmore
The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to enact… — Cynthia P. Schneider
The very purpose of the Second Amendment is to stop the government from disallowing people the means to defend themselves against tyranny. Any proposal to… — Steve Stockman
The constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, alterable when the… — John Marshall
The constitution controls any legislative act repugnant to it. — John Marshall
Important state legislative races and statewide elections for offices like Lt. Governor and Attorneys General are often overshadowed by gubernatorial and federal elections. — Ronnie Musgrove
Of the powers conferred upon the General Government by the Constitution of the United States much the most important are those given to the legislative… — Samuel Freeman Miller
The Supreme Court, once in existence, cannot be abolished, because its foundation is not in an act of the legislative department of the Government, but… — Samuel Freeman Miller
This has not been a legislative process worthy of the Senate. Members of the Judiciary Committee, as I just said, were implored to save their… — Russ Feingold
The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive, or… — John Witherspoon
It is the union of independence and dependence of these branches - legislative, executive and judicial - and of the governmental functions possessed by each… — J. Reuben Clark
A protracted legislative fight will not move us closer to where the music industry wants to be - delivering music to fans through a variety… — Hilary Rosen
Once it becomes impossible for members of Congress to make a career of legislative service, the temptation to bend a vote for whatever reason may… — James L. Buckley
It may be said, let him take Money at Interest, and not buy at Time. But then Men must be found, that will lend; the… — Dudley North
If we were left to ourselves, unfettered by legislative enactments, we should gradually withdraw our capital from the cultivation of such lands, and import the… — David Ricardo
There is an increasingly pervasive sense not only of failure, but of futility. The legislative process has become a cruel shell game and the service… — Elliot Richardson
Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. As Congress works to fix this problem, I… — Randy Neugebauer

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