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First off, I never favored a constitutional amendment to criminalize abortion or to overturn Roe v. Wade. — Dennis Kucinich

It was a constitutional convention for the female half of the country. After all, we had been excluded from the first one. — Gloria Steinem

I don't think we're actually using the constitutional tools that we have in an appropriate fashion. — Rand Paul

President Obama's decision to bypass the constitutional advice and consent of the Senate is not an isolated incident. — Chuck Grassley

A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing at all to protect traditional marriages. — Coretta Scott King

In a constitutional democracy the moral content of law must be given by the morality of the framer or legislator, never by the morality of the judge. — Robert Bork

Edward Snowden isn't a traitor. He reported the crime of conspiracy to deny citizens of their constitutional rights. — David Chiles

Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts. It is a political one that belongs to the people. — Larry Craig

As government grows beyond its constitutional boundaries, it really does devour freedom. — W. James Antle III

The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights. — James Bovard

We must condemn those who are perpetuating the violence, and not the individuals who engage in the pursuit of their constitutional rights. — Martin Luther King Jr.

Constitutional arguments that seem as dry as dust can have momentous consequences. — George Will

I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law. — Michele Bachmann

Of course, the aim of a constitutional democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority. (p. 102) — Cornel West

British rule meant not democracy -colonialism is almost by definition underdemocratic - but limited constitutional liberalism and capitalism — Fareed Zakaria

Constitutional democracy, you see, is no romantic notion. It's our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us. — Bill Moyers

The current constitutional law places the president of the republic in an embarrassing situation. — Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

Liberty cannot live apart from constitutional — Woodrow Wilson

The petitioner may have a constitutional right to talk politics, but he has no constitutional right to be a policeman. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

A healthy civil society and vibrant republic ultimately cannot survive without a properly functioning constitutional system. — Mark R. Levin

We believe in constitutional action in normal times; we believe in revolutionary action in exceptional times. — James Connolly

Iranians launched their constitutional revolution in 1906 and established their parliament soon afterward. — Stephen Kinzer

We need a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to control the so-called free speech rights of corporations. — Hank Johnson

Just think - guns have a constitutional amendment protecting them and women don't. — Eleanor Smeal

Labour's constitutional blueprint is nothing less than a plan for the destruction of UK democracy. — John Redwood

The greatest threat to the constitutional right to vote is voter fraud. — Lynn Westmoreland

All I will say is that there are particular features of the American constitutional system that renders a third party futile - at best. — Todd Gitlin

I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR have come to mean much the same thing. — Ferdinand Mount

Under our constitutional system, the executive executes the laws that Congress has passed. It should not be executing laws that Congress has rejected. — Charles Krauthammer

Instead of accepting plea bargains, large numbers of people collectively demand their constitutional right to a jury of their peers. — Daniel Hunter

Declarations of war have never been a constitutional requirement for military action abroad. — John Yoo

As President, I have no eyes but constitutional eyes; I cannot see you. — Abraham Lincoln

Liberty is not something a government gives you. It is a right that no government can legally take away. — A.E. Samaan

No man has come so near our definition of a constitutional statesman - the powers of a first-rate man and the creed of a second-rate man. — Walter Bagehot

American citizens should not lose their constitutional rights because they lack the money to pay for them. — Bernard B. Kerik

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer. — Al Sharpton

[O]ur Founding Fathers enshrined a constitutional separation of powers for the ages undeluded by the fantasy that angels would win elections. — Bruce Fein

When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state, I say he is wrong. — Arlen Specter

There is a danger to judicial independence when people have no understanding of how the judiciary fits into the constitutional scheme. — David Souter

Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so. — Rand Paul

We all have the right to call each other names. Rudeness is a deeply held constitutional value. — Barney Frank

You call for a constitutional amendment banning abortion? We call for federally-funded, partial-birth abortions at the drive-through at McDonald's. — Bill Maher

Well my question is if the federal courts don't have jurisdiction over a constitutional question then who the hell does? — Jesse Ventura

It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be. — Edward Snowden

I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage. — Corrine Brown

Again, a law may be both constitutional and expedient, and yet may be administered in an unjust and unfair way. — Abraham Lincoln

The path we have chosen is constitutional. — John Ashcroft

We must always embrace individual liberty and enforce the constitutional rights of all Americans-rich and poor, immigrant and native, black and white. — Rand Paul

I think there should be a constitutional amendment making it impossible for anyone to be president who believes in an afterlife. — Gore Vidal

If we quickly cast aside our constitutional form of government, then the enemy will not be the terrorists, it will be us. — John Conyers

History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure. — Thurgood Marshall

States, virtually all of them, have a constitutional requirement to operate on a balanced budget. — John Kitzhaber

[Jane] Roe has made it not only possible, but has found it constitutional to kill a whole class of people, simply because of their genetic make-up. — Sam Brownback

It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate. — Abe Fortas

When we demand liberty of a person as a constitutional right, we are taking away from the officials their liberty to chop off people's heads. — Lin Yutang

Since Congress makes the laws they are under the delusion that anything they do is legal, no matter if it is unwise, unethical, or un-Constitutional. — Jim Babka

Wartime always brings expansions of state power, together with erosions of moral and constitutional standards. — Joseph Sobran

Our task is nothing less than the creation of a new constitutional order for a new united Europe. — Peter Hain

Censorship does not interfere with the constitutional rights of every American to sit alone in a dark room in the nude and cuss. — Pat Paulsen

Constitutional provisions are not barriers to government misconduct. At best, they can be speed bumps. — Arnold Kling

Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty. — Edward Gibbon

To me, it is clear that the Social Security program is constitutional. — Ken Buck

Perhaps it only applies in the States, where emotional optimism is a constitutional duty — Julian Barnes

A freedom given up is not so easily regained. — Rivera Sun

Egypt now is a real civil state. It is not theocratic, it is not military. It is democratic, free, constitutional, lawful and modern. — Mohammed Morsi

The establishment of the chaplainship to Congress is a palpable violation of ... constitutional principles. — James Madison

The layman's constitutional view is that what he likes is constitutional and that which he doesn't like is unconstitutional. — Hugo Black

The citizens of the United States have peculiar motives to support the energy of their constitutional charters. — James Madison

Fans have a constitutional right to expect success and have high expectations ... — Jim Harbaugh

Let us by wise and constitutional measures promote intelligence among the people as the best means of preserving our liberties. — James Monroe

Some kinds of government regulation of private consensual homosexual behavior may face substantial constitutional challenge. — Anthony Kennedy

It's my constitutional right to have my choice of who I want to vote for for president. — Stacey Dash

We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor. — John Engler

I definitely do not support a constitutional amendment that has to do with prohibiting gay marriage. — Dina Titus

Granting such immunity undermines the constitutional protections Americans trust the Congress to protect. — Barack Obama

Indeed, that the Second Amendment poses no barrier to strong gun laws is perhaps the most well-settled proposition in American constitutional law. — Erwin Griswold

As far as military necessity will permit, religiously respect the constitutional rights of all. — George B. McClellan

Any time we deny any citizen the full exercise of his constitutional rights, we are weakening our own claim to them. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Cynical, hell. I'm a healthy old man with a constitutional mistrust of paternalism and government in large doses. — Harper Lee

Without question, the court does play a vital role in our constitutional system. — Mike DeWine

Our constitutional system is founded on democracy: the will of the people, not the unchecked rule of judges. — Mike DeWine

We don't need a constitutional amendment for kids to pray. — William J. Clinton

The United States Constitutional Convention, except for three or four persons, thought prayers unnecessary. — Benjamin Franklin

Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will ye be true to your constitutional faith? — Caleb Cushing

And what my constitutional values are are wholly irrelevant to the job, and so neither you nor anyone else will know what they are. — Elena Kagan

The Christian Constitutional Society, its object is first: The support of the Christian religion. Second: The support of the United States. — Alexander Hamilton

I think we Americans, of all people, understand the importance of a good, legal, constitutional framework as the basis of political life. — Paul Bremer

History moves fast. It's hard to believe that gay Americans achieved full constitutional personhood just five years after corporations did! — Stephen Colbert

A great many college graduates come here thinking of lawyers as social engineers arguing the great Constitutional issues. — Archibald Cox

I don't say women's rights - I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

He's practicing his Constitutional right to be a jackass. — Julie Miller

Our Supreme Court is not a court of law. It is a court of conjecture and political fad. — A.E. Samaan

What my political views or my constitutional views are just doesn't matter. — Elena Kagan

A constitutional amendment for congressional term limits could never achieve the blessing of Congress; it could be initiated only by the states. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Constitutional interpretation is not the business of the Court only, but also properly the business of all branches of government. — Edwin Meese

It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones. — Robert Mugabe

Who is an elected government in a constitutional democracy to decide it will not tolerate dissent. — Christina Engela

I'm not versed enough in constitutional law to run for office. I'd have to go back to school or something. — Zach Galifianakis

The constitutional questions are in the first instance not questions of right but questions of might. — Ferdinand Lassalle

This can't be constitutional," he said. "This is America, damn it. We still have freedom of speech here. — Bentley Little