Advantage Quote by James Madison

It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature; a…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The necessity of a senate is not less indicated by the propensity of all single and numerous assemblies, to yield to the impulse of…

— James Madison

The Senate is allowed to work the way it was designed to - meaning a place where nothing is decided without a good dose…

— Mitch McConnell

All, or nearly all, the advantage there is in fixing any constitutional limits to the power of a government, is simply to give notice…

— Lysander Spooner

What's the point of winning the presidency and the Senate and the House if we cannot pass legislation, if we're hopelessly hamstrung by the…

— Ritchie Torres

I have long maintained that voting rights is more important than preserving any Senate procedural rule.

— Raphael Warnock

The framers of the Constitution realized that . . . there needed to be some guardian of the sober second thought, and so they…

— Elihu Root

One of the reasons that the Senate was structured and founded the way it is, as opposed to the House, it was designed for…

— Rush Limbaugh

The Constitution gives the president the power to appoint, upon the advice and consent of a majority of the Senate, and it plainly does…

— John Jay Hooker

If you look at the minutes of the constitutional convention - which we have - Madison who was the main framer, proceeded to develop…

— Noam Chomsky

From an institution standpoint, I want the American people to understand that the Senate can function, even on the most serious things.

— Richard Burr

The appointment of senators by the state legislatures . . . is recommended by the double advantage of favoring a select appointment, and of…

— James Madison