Famous Quotes & Sayings

The proponents of the ... amendment clearly continue to try, in every way possible, to conceal from the voters the real impact and potential far reaching consequences of the proposed amendment.

The PROMISE Bill had an amendment that could be very important to the classified staff as well as faculty in higher education.

Lionel Barber

In hindsight, Watergate was a curse as well as a blessing for American journalism. The courageous reporting of the 'Post' and the 'New York Times' - coupled with the favourable Supreme Court rulings on publication of the Pentagon Papers - were landmarks for the interpretation of First Amendment rights and the freedom of the press.

Roxane Gay

The first amendment makes it clear that we are free to practice religion without government interference. The Constitution also establishes the separation of church and state so that the laws we live by our never guided by religious zeal.

Rand Paul

Whether you breach the Fourth Amendment 20 percent of the time or 100 percent of the time, it's still not the point. The point is whether or not you still collect millions of people's information with a single warrant.

Rand Paul

The Supreme Court must strike down the government's illegal spying program as a violation of our Fourth Amendment right to privacy.

The decision today says the First Amendment protects you to protest peacefully. So -- go do it!

The debate in the party was, should we participate in these elections and therefore legitimize a piecemeal amendment to this crucial document?

Ernest Istook

We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You can't have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the only solution to this problem.

John Roberts

A justice is not like a law professor, who might say, 'This is my theory... and this is what I'm going to be faithful to and consistent with,' and in twenty years will look back and say, 'I had a consistent theory of the First Amendment as applied to a particular area.'

Our goal was basically to make sure the voters clearly knew what the amendment would mean and what it would do.

Our first amendment rights are irreparably harmed, every day the gag continues,

Jonathan Zittrain

People may be due the benefits of a democratic electoral process. But in the United States, content curators appropriately have a First Amendment right to present their content as they see fit.

Ayelet Waldman

Names are important in terms of how you construct your characters' identity, ... But the First Amendment is more important than anything.

John Spencer

It is a shame that President Clinton is losing his First Amendment rights. We think this is a big mistake. How else would we have known that President Clinton was working behind the scenes to support the Dubai port deal while Sen. Clinton was trying to block it?

I think there were a few of us who voted on the amendment that were confused as to what it actually did and I am thankful for opportunity to rethink our actions.

just a clear and unqualified constitutional violation. So the university should probably know that regardless of what the outcome of their investigation regarding Muammar shows, they are still vulnerable to a serious First Amendment claim.

I support the Second Amendment and believe strongly that families around the country have a right to protect themselves.

It gives us some guidelines for coming back and drawing an amendment that will pass the court's muster.

It isn't in the interest of the First Amendment for distortions, lies about career civil servants to be spread about. We don't know who is spreading them about. But lies and distortions have no place in our First Amendment universe.

It is not television or radio or telephone, but a brand new, robust form of publishing that deserves the same First Amendment protections as print.

It is not up to any industry or the government to set standards for what kids can see or do; that is the role of parents. Everyone involved with this misguided law has known from the start that it is an unconstitutional infringement on the First Amendment freedoms of those who create and sell video games.

Chuck D.

I think the administration is making a terrible mistake in opposing John McCain's amendment on detainees and torture,

W. S. Gilbert

I think the 25th Amendment should have been invoked, ... There was a period of 10 to 15 hours where Ronald Reagan could not have responded to a crisis. He was out of communication. He was under anesthesia for three hours, then he was in the recovery room.

It is ironic, ... that a media company that should be seeking to protect the First Amendment is seeking to undermine it by claiming a monopoly on the phrase 'fair and balanced.'

It is my practice that if a person is identified as a potential target witness or suspect, that unless I have some assurance in some way the government is not in any way attempt to prosecute them, then I instruct them they have a privilege under the Fifth Amendment not to give testimony.

I welcome their demonstration. I support the First Amendment to the constitution. Everyone in this country has the right to assembly and freedom of speech.

O. J. Simpson

I will not hide behind the Fifth Amendment

Max Baucus

President Bush likes to say that trade is for everyone, and that we all share the benefits -- including workers .... This amendment presented the president with the perfect opportunity to show a real commitment to those priorities. But he let the opportunity pass him by.

Our mission is both to ensure that the First Amendment rights of our members are not trampled upon by overzealous legislators and also to raise the consciousness level of the entertainment community with regard to the social responsibility of filmmakers,

Charles Haynes

I believe this really upholds the First Amendment and is sound educationally.

Jon Corzine

I believe (that) the fundamental and traditional view of marriage is between a man and a woman. On the other hand, I don't believe constitutions are about taking away rights. That's why I wouldn't have supported an amendment in the federal government and I won't support one in New Jersey.

Jonathan Kozol

I believe we need a national amendment which will guarantee every child in America the promise of not just an equal education but a high-quality equal education.