Quotes with amendment

  • The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in the First Amendment, I believe they have more than a right to air their views.
  • It is the will of the American people that we have a right to protect our flag and this can only be accomplished by passing a Constitutional amendment.

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  • Benjamin Franklin All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • Ben Nelson Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary.
    Ben Nelson
    American politician, businessman and lawyer (1941 - )
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  • Arlen Specter As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should be the last resort when all other measures have proved inadequate.
    Arlen Specter
    American lawyer, author, and politician (1930 - 2012)
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  • Anthony Kennedy Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person for identification without implicating the Fourth Amendment.
    Anthony Kennedy
    American lawyer and jurist (1936 - )
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  • Bob Barr Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms against infringement by the government, state legislatures continue to do just that - enact laws that significantly infringe this fundamental human right.
    Bob Barr
    American attorney and politician (1948 - )
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  • Barbara Jordan Earlier today we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States. 'We the people.' It is a very eloquent beginning. But, when that document was completed on the 17th of September in 1787, I was not included in that 'We, the people.' I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But, through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in 'We, t
    Statement before House Judiciary Committee considering impeachment of Richard Nixon, 25 July 1974
    Barbara Jordan
    American lawyer, educator and politician (1936 - 1996)
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  • Bernie Sanders Former Senator Al D'Amato in 1991 offered an amendment to cap credit card interest rates at 14 percent.
    Bernie Sanders
    American politician (1941 - )
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  • Al Goldstein I'm a crusader. I really believe in the First Amendment, and I use it fully, and I pay a price for that.
    Al Goldstein
    American pornographer (1936 - 2013)
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  • Benjamin N. Cardozo Immunities that are valid as against the federal government by force of the specific pledges of particular amendments have been found to be implicit in the concept of ordered liberty, and thus, through the Fourteenth Amendment, become valid as against the states.
    Palko v. Connecticut
    Benjamin N. Cardozo
    American lawyer and jurist (1870 - 1938)
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  • Bernie Sanders In my view, a corporation is not a person. A corporation does not have First Amendment rights to spend as much money as it wants, without disclosure, on a political campaign.
    Bernie Sanders
    American politician (1941 - )
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  • Adrian Cronauer It is the will of the American people that we have a right to protect our flag and this can only be accomplished by passing a Constitutional amendment.
    Adrian Cronauer
    American air force radio personality during Vietnam War (1938 - 2018)
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  • Bill Shuster President Bush has a record of cutting taxes, has provided a prescription drug benefit for seniors, has upheld the Second Amendment and remains committed to stopping liberal activists judges who are redefining marriage.
    Bill Shuster
    American politician and lobbyist (1961 - )
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  • Lewis Weston Dillwyn Repentance, without amendment, is like continually pumping without mending the leak.
    Lewis Weston Dillwyn
    British porcelain manufacturer and politician (1778 - 1855)
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  • Bill Clinton The 22nd Amendment should probably be modified to say two consecutive terms instead of two terms for a lifetime.
    Bill Clinton
    President of the US (1946 - )
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  • Arthur Ochs Sulzberger The Defense Department's plan to ban newspaper reporters from pool coverage of military operations is incredible. It reveals the administration to be out of touch with journalism, reality and the First Amendment.
    Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
    American journalist
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  • Blake Farenthold The fourth amendment specifically was designed to prohibit general warrants. How could collecting every piece of phone data be perceived as anything but a general warrant?
    Blake Farenthold
    American politician and lobbyist (1961 - )
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  • Calvin Trillin The question about those aromatic advertisements that perfume companies are having stitched into magazines these days is this: under the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment, is smelling up the place a constitutionally protected form of expression?
    Calvin Trillin
    American journalist, humorist, food writer and poet (1935 - )
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  • Donald Trump The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon.
    Donald Trump
    American businessman (1946 - )
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  • Bob Woodward The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in the First Amendment, I believe they have more than a right to air their views.
    Bob Woodward
    American investigative journalist (1943 - )
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  • Bill Engvall There's a lot of things I believe in this world. I believe in God, I believe in the United States of America, and I support and believe in the Second Amendment.
    Bill Engvall
    American comedian and actor (1957 - )
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