#amend

Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#second-amendment #thomas-jefferson #commitment

One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment. ↗

— William O. Douglas

#adore #amendment #come #comes #court

Unfortunately, my district like many others across the country has a problem with gangs, which is why I introduced this amendment. ↗

— Bob Filner

#amendment #country #district #gangs #i

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#comes #every #fault #never #tomorrow

Today, I will vote in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment. I shall do so because like President Bush, I strongly believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman. ↗

— Nick Lampson

#because #believe #between #bush #i

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one. ↗

— Rush Limbaugh

#case #fails #first #follow #government

And so popular culture raises issues that are very important, actually, in the country I think. You get issues of the First Amendment rights and issues of drug use, issues of AIDS, and things like that all arise naturally out of pop culture. ↗

— Kurt Loder

#aids #amendment #amendment rights #arise #country

Tolerance is a one-way street in the Age of Obama. 'Choice' is in the eye (and iron fist) of the First Amendment usurper. ↗

— Michelle Malkin

#amendment #choice #eye #first #first amendment

I have to say that it's very few countries that are willing to look back at its past and apologize for its act, or make amends for its act, as the United States had one. ↗

— Robert Matsui

#amends #apologize #back #countries #few

As a strong supporter of our 2nd Amendment rights, I believe tougher enforcement of our nation's existing gun laws must be done before any more laws are enacted and put on the books. ↗

— Jeff Miller

#amendment rights #any #before #believe #books