#constitution

A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#constitutional #general #man #opinions #statesman

There's no religious test under the constitution. That's what it says. Period. ↗

— John Bolton

#period #religious #says #test #under

When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him to be able to use the forces. ↗

— Joe Biden

#authority #authorize #chief #commander #constitution

No Congress ever has seen fit to amend the Constitution to address any issue related to marriage. No Constitutional Amendment was needed to ban polygamy or bigamy, nor was a Constitutional Amendment needed to set a uniform age of majority to ban child marriages. ↗

— Judy Biggert

#age #amend #amendment #any #ban

For myself, therefore, I desire to declare that the principle that will govern me in the high duty to which my country calls me is a strict adherence to the letter and spirit of the Constitution as it was designed by those who framed it. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#calls #constitution #country #declare #designed

The national will is the supreme law of the Republic, and on all subjects within the limits of his constitutional powers should be faithfully obeyed by the public servant. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#faithfully #his #law #limits #national

We may have lured judges into roaming at large in the constitutional field. ↗

— Warren E. Burger

#field #into #judges #large #lured

I didn't know that President Bush would endorse a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#banning #bush #constitutional #constitutional amendment #endorse

Among the expected glories of the Constitution, next to the abolition of Slavery was that of Rum. ↗

— George Clymer

#among #constitution #expected #glories #next

I'm a little skeptical about using the Constitution this way, but I also believe marriage is between a man and a woman and that the courts shouldn't legislate this matter. ↗

— Pete Coors

#also #believe #between #constitution #courts