"The Constitution was written by 55 educated and……" — John Jay Hooker
"The Constitution was written by 55 educated and highly intelligent men in Philadelphia in 1787, but it was written so that it could be understood by people of limited education and modest intelligence."
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John Jay Hooker
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20 Quotes by John Jay Hooker
John Jay Hooker has 20 quotes on this site.
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Sen. Frist has every right, and indeed the duty, to see that every presidential nominee for the Federal bench at…
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It is plain that, when it comes to inferior officers, Congress itself can pass a law sending these nominees to…
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But there will be no justice, there will be no government of the people, by the people, and for the…
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The Constitution gives the president the power to appoint, upon the advice and consent of a majority of the Senate,…
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Through a blog, an ordinary citizen such as myself can use the Internet, this thing invented by Albert Gore, to…
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The time has come for justice at the ballot box, and justice in the courts, and justice in the legislative…
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Therefore, until the day I die, I am going to do what I can, regardless of the cost to me,…
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I believe the two biggest mistakes made by the Founders were giving Federal judges life-time appointments and permitting them to…
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A short exposure to the convention convinced me that the Internet may save the Democracy in that it is a…
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I sincerely believe blogging can save America.
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Now I have known Sen. Bill Frist, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, since he was born.
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On the political side, I was the Democratic nominee for the Governor of Tennessee in 1970 and 1998.
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