#constitution

I wish the government and the Minister of Justice would address these legal and constitutional arguments, but they refuse to. They want Canadians to go blindly into their brave new world, but it is not wise for a society to move blindly in any direction. ↗

— Stockwell Day

#any #blindly #brave #brave new world #canadians

There is a vast difference - a constitutional difference-between restrictions imposed by the state which prohibit the intellectual commingling of students, and the refusal of individuals to commingle where the state presents no such bar. ↗

— Frederick M. Vinson

#constitutional #difference #imposed #individuals #intellectual

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. ↗

— George Washington

#firearms #importance #liberty #only #second

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. ↗

— George Washington

#basis #constitutions #government #make #our

The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. ↗

— George Washington

#authorized #congress #constitution #declaring #expedition

So many struggled so that all of us could have a voice in this great democracy and live up to the first three words of our constitution: We the people. I love that phrase so much. Throughout our country's history, we've expanded the meaning of that phrase to include more and more of us. That's what it means to move forward. ↗

— Kerry Washington

#could #country #democracy #expanded #first

The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. ↗

— Queen Elizabeth II

#been #british #constitution #puzzling #will

Civil libertarians have raised concerns that some of the Patriot Act's provisions infringe on Constitutional rights. Those concerns are not supported by the facts. ↗

— Roger Wicker

#civil #concerns #constitutional #constitutional rights #facts

The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens. ↗

— Wendell Willkie

#class #class citizens #constitution #does #first

The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. ↗

— Billy Graham

#framers #freedom #freedom from #freedom of religion #meant