#constitutional

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

It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the congress has been in too many cases more than willing to walk away from its constitutional powers. ↗

— Robert Byrd

#been #cases #congress #constitutional #despite

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

— Mary Cheney

#banning #bush #constitutional #constitutional amendment #endorse

All I will say is that there are particular features of the American constitutional system that renders a third party futile - at best. ↗

— Todd Gitlin

#best #constitutional #features #futile #i

As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand thoroughly that the national constitutional processes of the member states define the status of territories under their sovereignty. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

#came #constitutional #define #highest #i

The current constitutional law places the president of the republic in an embarrassing situation. ↗

— Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

#current #embarrassing #law #places #president

But you answer, that the Constitution recognizes property in slaves. It would be sufficient, then, to reply, that this constitutional recognition must be void, because it is repugnant to the law of nature and of nations. ↗

— William H. Seward

#because #constitution #constitutional #law #must

I am opposed to any individual taxes until we eliminate all of the unconstitutional agencies, and I suspect we wouldn't need a tax after that. ↗

— Michael Badnarik

#agencies #am #any #eliminate #i

The issue is whether the ultimate civil authority of the United States can tolerate actions in contempt of constitutional lines of authority. Any lessening of civil power over military power must inevitably lead away from democracy. ↗

— Harold Russell

#any #authority #away #civil #constitutional