Checks and balances Quote by Maria Ressa

The Constitutional framework of checks and balances matters.

— Scott Pruitt

We are a republic, very inefficient. If you want a really efficient form of government, you have a king or a dictator. And in…

— Rick Santelli

“Such a system of checks and balances -- parenting -- of projections and guesswork and cost-benefit ratios.”

— Gin Phillips

The BJP must nurture the institutions that put credible checks and balances in place.

— Abhijit Banerjee

The bureaucratic nature of both capitalism and our government assures us that there are no checks and balances when it comes to justifying any…

— Tripp York

Society has to be structured such that there are checks and balances, so that it can't be manipulated, for instance, for the profit of…

— Greg Graffin

What is happening here is there are too many checks and balances that are happening. There are too many people involved who should not…

— Zayed Khan

Going back all the way to the founding, there was a recognition that in the same way that you need the Constitution to create…

— Lina Khan

Who needs checks and balances when the left, seemingly, knows and can decide right from wrong? When the left can decide what can be…

— Trish Regan

“This system is called the " system of checks and balances," because each department of the government is supposed to be a check upon…

— Anonymous

“The personal checks and balances that most of us bring to bear when we are employed in other activities - we ask ourselves if…

— Raghuram G. Rajan

What we can do where we live is advocate again to bring back to life the 10th Amendment, to bring back to life those…

— Ken Cuccinelli

Our system of government works best when there are checks and balances led by independent entities that are empowered to conduct fair and rigorous…

— Letitia James

Our culture is just a series of checks and balances. The whole idea that we're in a battle between tyranny and freedom - it's…

— Jon Stewart

I'm quite encouraged by the finding that voters do value checks and balances and accountability. I think it's very heartening. And it has been…

— Sylvia Lim