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I'm always a little cautious, there's a few amendments that are out there that I think could do some damage, so I've been more concerned about over regulating, going too far.
Don Nickles
Few
Think
Too
Out
Some
About
More
Could
Over
Concerned
Always
Been
Cautious
Amendment
Going
Little
Far
Damage
Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated expectations beyond reality in some respects.
Ed Smith
War
Constitution
Reality
Burden
Added
Respects
Civil
Some
Blacks
Civil War
Segregation
Beyond
Because
End
Amendment
Expectations
Many
Elevated
Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence and deem them like the Ark of the Covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to men of the preceding age a wisdom more than human and suppose what they did to be beyond amendment.
Edmund Morgan
Wisdom
Age
Men
Too
Some
Some Men
Constitutions
Touched
More
Sacred
Ark
Suppose
Like
Beyond
Look
Reverence
Covenant
Than
Amendment
Did
Human
Ascribe
Sanctimonious
Them
Deem
Americans don't know the Constitution. More than half of those surveyed can't name any of the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment. Only a quarter can name all three branches of government.
Elizabeth Flock
Government
Constitution
Rights
Three
First
Half
Those
More
Only
First Amendment
Name
Know
Quarter
Branches
Than
Amendment
American
Any
Guaranteed
Thousands of members of Congress have come and gone over the years, their individual achievements hidden in committee reports, private compromises, amendments pushed through or blocked, and innumerable, unnoticed meetings.
Elliott Abrams
Gone
Congress
Meetings
Hidden
Members
Unnoticed
Thousands
Compromises
Individual
Through
Pushed
Over
Come
Blocked
Private
Years
Amendment
Reports
Committee
Achievements
The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no private property shall be taken for a public use without the payment of just compensation.
Elton Gallegly
Property
Constitution
Shall
Taken
Without
Private
Private Property
Amendment
Just
Public
Fifth
Use
Payment
Compensation
Guarantees
I urge the citizens of Ferguson who have been peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights to join with law enforcement in condemning the actions of looters, vandals and others seeking to inflame tensions and sow discord.
Eric Holder
Rights
Law
First
Others
Citizens
Law Enforcement
Seeking
Join
Tensions
First Amendment
First Amendment Rights
Exercising
Discord
Condemning
Been
Ferguson
Amendment
Amendment Rights
Inflame
Sow
Urge
Enforcement
Who
Actions
Peacefully
In 'Citizens United v. FEC', the Supreme Court ruled that sections of the federal campaign finance law known as McCain-Feingold imposed unconstitutional restrictions on the First Amendment rights of corporations.
Eric Schneiderman
Finance
Rights
Law
First
Corporations
Ruled
Sections
Citizens
Restrictions
Federal
Unconstitutional
First Amendment
First Amendment Rights
Supreme
Supreme Court
Known
Court
Imposed
Campaign
Campaign Finance
Amendment
Amendment Rights
United
I support gun safety measures, and I'll tell you, I grew up in a family of gun owners and hunters, and I went hunting with my dad as a kid, and you know, I have deep respect for the Second Amendment and the culture of our country.
Eric Swalwell
Family
You
Respect
Culture
Safety
Gun
Country
Our
Kid
Tell
Hunters
Hunting
Support
Know
Up
Amendment
Owners
Grew
Measures
Deep
Dad
Second
Second Amendment
I'm a gun owner and strong supporter of the Second Amendment.
Evan McMullin
Strong
Gun
Strong Supporter
Supporter
Amendment
Owner
Second
Second Amendment
There are some circumstances in which the First Amendment interest comes up against another interest that is really important and in which we have to make a decision in a particular case as to which is more important.
Floyd Abrams
Decision
First
Important
Circumstances
Some
Case
More
First Amendment
Particular
Make
Another
Up
Amendment
Which
Interest
Against
Really
I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do as you just said that you really have to defend the First Amendment rights of everybody.
Floyd Abrams
You
Rights
Book
Try
First
Preaching
Everybody
First Amendment
First Amendment Rights
Without
Said
Amendment
Amendment Rights
Just
Really
Defend
We look back at the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments, where people screamed and hollered it's going to be too expensive, they couldn't afford it, and it wouldn't work. And it worked. It worked faster than people expected, at much less cost.
Frances Beinecke
Work
People
Faster
Too
Back
Air
Cost
Clean
Clean Air
Look
Than
Amendment
Afford
Expected
Going
Screamed
Expensive
Where
Worked
Much
Act
Less
EO 11110 did not order the printing of Silver Certificates. It ordered the amendment of a previous executive order so that the United States Code would authorize or 'empower' the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Silver Certificates if the occasion should arise.
G. Edward Griffin
Secretary
States
Would
Silver
Previous
Arise
Executive
Empower
Occasion
Printing
Issue
Amendment
Did
Order
Ordered
Should
Code
United
United States
Treasury
The idea that corporations have the same First Amendment protections of free speech as people is troubling. Corporations are not people. They don't attend our schools, get married and have children. They don't vote in our elections.
Hank Johnson
Vote
People
Free
Free Speech
First
Our
Corporations
Married
Troubling
Attend
Idea
First Amendment
Schools
Amendment
Get
Get Married
Same
Children
Elections
Speech
Donald Trump doesn't care about free speech. The man who tweets everything that enters his head doesn't care about the amendment which lets him do that.
Hasan Minhaj
Man
Care
Free
Free Speech
Everything
About
Head
Him
His
Trump
Amendment
Donald
Donald Trump
Which
Who
Tweets
Lets
Speech
We can adhere to the Henry Hyde amendment by saying that no federal funds will be used for abortions. And that's the bottom line for me.
Henry Cuellar
Saying
Me
Abortion
Will
Adhere
Hyde
Federal
Bottom
Bottom Line
Line
Amendment
Used
Henry
Funds
If the Constitution was a movie, the Preamble would be the trailer, the First Amendment the establishing shot, the 13th the crowd pleaser and the 14th the ultimate hero scene.
Henry Rollins
Constitution
Hero
First
Pleaser
Would
Would-Be
Scene
Crowd
First Amendment
Ultimate
Trailer
Preamble
Amendment
Establishing
Movie
Shot
I don't hate the government. I don't think the Second Amendment is being infringed upon.
Henry Rollins
Government
Hate
Think
Amendment
Being
Second
Second Amendment
Of course same sex marriage is constitutional! The right to be yourself, to pursue life, liberty, and property, is protected several ways over several amendments. John Boehner should know this.
Henry Rollins
Life
Property
Marriage
Yourself
Liberty
Sex
Be Yourself
Several
Ways
John
Constitutional
Pursue
Over
Know
Protected
Course
Amendment
Same
Same-Sex
Should
Right
We, as artists, we have the right to express ourselves. That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in what we say on records. But I think that comes with age. I think that comes with artists growing up and becoming assured of who they are as people.
Ja Rule
Freedom
Age
Youth
People
Obligation
First
Freedom Of Speech
Believe
Think
Assured
Our
Say
Ourselves
Responsible
Records
Somewhat
First Amendment
Also
Becoming
Up
Amendment
Artists
Who
Express
Growing
Growing Up
Right
Speech
In the U.S., free speech and the press are protected by the First Amendment. It has a clarity unmatched by modern legislators and declares that 'Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or the press.'
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Freedom
Law
Free
Free Speech
First
Freedom Of Speech
Congress
Press
Unmatched
Clarity
No Law
Shall
First Amendment
Protected
Make
Amendment
Modern
Legislators
Speech
You may not be aware of a recent survey that showed that if the First Amendment were put to a popular vote today, it would fail by a 60% to 40% vote.
James E. Rogers
Today
You
Vote
First
Would
Put
Fail
First Amendment
Were
Survey
Amendment
May
Popular
Aware
Recent
As a consequence, the Court ruled that the limits on campaign spending violated the First Amendment, but it accepted the $1,000 limit on individual contributions on the ground that the need to avoid the appearance of corruption justified this limited constraint on speech.
James L. Buckley
Corruption
First
Spending
Ruled
Constraint
Individual
First Amendment
Court
Accepted
Limit
Limited
Limits
Campaign
Amendment
Contributions
Justified
Avoid
Ground
Appearance
Violated
Consequence
Need
Speech
The First Amendment is first for a reason - it cannot be ignored by the D.C. City Council.
James Lankford
First
City
City Council
Council
First Amendment
Amendment
Cannot
Ignored
Reason
In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights.
Jason Kander
Rights
State
State Legislature
Supported
Amendment
Amendment Rights
Legislature
Second
Second Amendment
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