#constitution

I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government. ↗

— Joe Arpaio

#am #constitutionally #elected #federal #federal government

We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things that will elevate our security, reduce the risk of the incidence of terrorist attack. ↗

— John Ashcroft

#box #constitution #elevate #find #incidence

I think you may see again a rise at the federal government level for a - a call for the federal constitutional amendment, because people want to make sure that this definition of marriage remains secure, because after all, the family is the fundamental unit of government. ↗

— Michele Bachmann

#again #amendment #because #call #constitutional

The question is: how bad do things have to get before you will do something about it? Where is your line in the sand? If you don't enforce the constitutional limitations on your government very soon, you are likely to find out what World War III will be like. ↗

— Michael Badnarik

#bad #before #constitutional #enforce #find

I just want everyone to know that 20,000 gun laws in the United States are unconstitutional. They infringe on your right to protect your life, the lives of your loved ones, and your property. ↗

— Michael Badnarik

#gun #gun laws #i #infringe #just

Our constitutional liberties shall not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies and all enemies of freedom and democracy hope to achieve. ↗

— Tammy Baldwin

#constitutional #democracy #freedom #greater #hope

I am fully persuaded that thousands of our fellow-men might profit equally by a similar course to mine; but, constitutions not being all alike, a different course of treatment may be advisable for the removal of so tormenting an affliction. ↗

— William Banting

#affliction #alike #am #being #constitutions

My role isn't to be politically smart. My role is to do what's right under the constitution. And if that's politically unpopular, so be it. ↗

— Rose Bird

#politically #right #role #smart #under

Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in by each successive political wind. ↗

— Hugo Black

#blown #constitution #each #judges #new

The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny. ↗

— Hugo Black

#always #change #constitution #deadliest #enemy