Amendment Quotes - page 3

I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage. (Corrine Brown)
I definitely do not support a constitutional amendment that has to do with prohibiting gay marriage. View quote
Dina Titus
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. View quote
Elton Gallegly
I oppose a constitutional amendment against gay marriage. View quote
Ed Case
The courts are using the First Amendment to attack religion, when they should be using it to protect religion. View quote
Ernest Istook
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. View quote
Ja Rule
As a strong supporter of our 2nd Amendment rights, I believe tougher enforcement of our nation's existing gun laws must be done before any more laws are enacted and put on the books. View quote
Jeff Miller
Rather than passing a thousand pages of tax reform legislation and restarting the tax code manipulation process, we should change the paradigm. It is time to eliminate the IRS and repeal the 16th Amendment. View quote
Jim Bridenstine
So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment. View quote
Jack Kingston
Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. View quote
John Barrasso
The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat beliefs that it does not agree with - more speech and debate, not censorship. (Joichi Ito)
And so popular culture raises issues that are very important, actually, in the country I think. You get issues of the First Amendment rights and issues of drug use, issues of AIDS, and things like that all arise naturally out of pop culture. View quote
Kurt Loder
Neither the wording of the amendment itself nor common practice challenged the widely held belief that government guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. View quote
Linda Chavez
We all have the right of freedom of speech under the First Amendment. We all don't have to agree with one another on our opinions. Everyone in my circle, that I run around with, we all feel the same about God, country, integrity and character. View quote
Luke Scott
The Second Amendment does protect the right to people to possess weapons for self-defense in the home. That's what the Supreme Court said. View quote
Laurence Tribe
Defending birthright citizenship is about being on the right side of liberty. The 14th Amendment is a great legacy of the Republican Party. View quote
Mark McKinnon
I didn't know that President Bush would endorse a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. View quote
Mary Cheney
And, finally, as a Republican, I believe it is important to keep our word and keep our covenant, and that is exactly what we should do with the Wright amendment today. View quote
Michael Burgess
Today, I will vote in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment. I shall do so because like President Bush, I strongly believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman. View quote
Nick Lampson
With that in mind and in celebration of National Prayer Day, today I have proposed in the House of Representatives a Constitutional Amendment that would restore voluntary prayer in our Nation's schools. View quote
Nick Rahall
I believe that the Framers of the Constitution made their intent clear when they wrote the First Amendment. I believe they wanted to keep the new government from endorsing one religion over another, not erase the public consciousness or common faith. (Nick Rahall)
The 21st Amendment gives the states the right to decide what the drinking ages should be and other aspects relative to alcoholic beverages, and I support that. As a United States senator, I want to weigh in - this is not my agenda. View quote
Pete Coors
No one in their right mind can say to me with a straight face that the Patriot Act has not aggregated the Fourth Amendment. View quote
Peter Camejo
The Democrats in the Senate adopted a resolution, an amendment, saying that there should be no Guantanamo detainees brought into this country. So, more and more, we're finding the American people on one side, the ACLU and the troglodytes from the New York Times on the other, where they belong. View quote
Peter T. King
I'm 100 percent behind the Second Amendment. I believe it's not just a hunting right. It's a right for everyone to carry their weapons. View quote
Raul Labrador