Famous Quotes & Sayings

What we should be doing in this amendment is to provide every single dollar that we need to conduct the operation now going on in Kosovo. We should not provide one dime less and neither should we try to use this to play games with the budget.

We continue to believe that changes to the Wright Amendment will negatively impact local businesses, the economy and potentially thousands of jobs throughout North Texas.

Andrew Schneider

We're a little confused as to why this constitutional amendment is necessary because the courts have also protected that right to pray voluntarily in schools.

We support that they will express their First Amendment rights.

Bob Riley

When I proposed this amendment to the Legislature, it simply removed segregationist language from our constitution -- something I hope all Alabamians would support.

What you had was a lot of young volunteers who, frankly, objected to this election being decided behind closed doors, without the media having a full view and without our observers having a full view. We executed our First Amendment rights in a peaceful manner, with full decorum.

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 Holder

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.

John Connolly

There is no doubt that our forward effort was not what we would have liked it to have been and they know that they have to be much better on Saturday. However, the guys have worked extremely hard during the week, and are determined to make amends this weekend.

The people of Houston know he has something to hide. We hope their TV stations don't betray their First Amendment rights and obligations by capitulating.

Sitaram Yechury

The process was put in place only after a Constitutional amendment that we all supported. It had to begin after a law came in force. There should be no issues about it.

Ariel Sharon

There is a problem with the law on compensating victims of terrorism, ... formulate an amendment to the law and sort out this problem as soon as possible.

We've seen in every state with a marriage amendment like this on the ballot that the people get it and understand the threat and it motivates them to come out and vote.

John Dingell

We want to see to it that we still have medical decisions being made in favor of and on behalf of the patients, ... This is to see to it that the HMOs are treated the same as anybody else, not given preferential and reverential treatment. That's what the Norwood amendment does.

Niger Innis

The First Amendment allows Nazis and white extremists to do what they are going to do, and it allows for black extremists and all other types of extremists to do what they are going to do. I understand that, and I'm not opposed to that.

John Ridley

Until politicos take a true stand in defense of marriage by proposing an anti-adultery amendment to the Constitution, stop demonizing gays and lesbians when the one debasing your marriage is the individual in the mirror.

We believe this plan does have a fighting chance of winning approval on the understanding that it's going to be discussed and probably modified or amended in some way,

Pat Toomey

Unless and until they actually manage to repeal the First Amendment itself, we are going to find a way to give voice to the tens of thousands of people who share our views and want to have a voice in the political process.

We are seeing a perfect example of how campaign finance laws are regulating the First Amendment out of existence. The idea that I cannot talk about Initiative 912 in the last two and a half weeks of the campaign, which are the most pivotal, is just outrageous.

There are considerable First Amendment issues involved in such a move.

We stock the world's best jeans, including James and Sass & Bide. Sass & Bide jeans are basic and super-comfortable, but the 18th Amendment jeans have just that little bit more detail; they are slightly more refined. Customers love them.

Peter Murphy

What this bill would do is a poison pill amendment to require the school board to approve the existence of a new charter school going forward. So this idea that this is some kind of compromise measure, that it lifts the cap but provides the oversight, is completely misleading. In fact, it's designed to pretend to lift the cap, but in fact, squash any new opportunity going forward.

We would welcome the decision to repeal the Byrd amendment. But we strongly maintain that the Byrd amendment should be eliminated immediately. The WTO ruling was clear.

Anthony Foxx

No one respects the First Amendment more than I do. People have a right to express their concerns and their hopes and dreams to their government.

Jack Valenti

The government cannot devise and enforce it's own ratings systems. For a variety of First Amendment reasons it just can't be done, ... Indeed, the FTC report clearly states there are serious First Amendment problems.

Noam Chomsky

The government argues that First Amendment rights are outweighed by the need to prosecute those who transmit classified information and documents.

Bernie Sanders

The Senate voted 59 to 39 in favor of an amendment I offered to the Budget Resolution calling on the Fed to tell the American people who they loaned $2.2 trillion to and how much each bank received.

Larry Sabato

Yes, Virginia voters will approve the amendment when asked, probably handily. After all, it gives them the right to re-elect a governor they like. They can still send packing a governor they dislike.

Ken Hitchcock

We were embarrassed for our fans and we were embarrassed for the city of Philadelphia. We've got to get make amends when we go back home. We've got to get this series back even when we come back here, so we've got a lot of work to do.

While we continue to oppose even the amended version, we knew that if we appeared before the committee, the chances were likely that the original version of the bill could be adopted.

John Conyers

While we all support First Amendment Rights, we simply cannot countenance statements and shows that are replete with racism, stereotyping, and profiling.

Arkansas is the only state in the country that has a Constitutional amendment limiting interest to 17 percent.

The intent had been to provide them with $1 million each. There was not as much in (the budget) as initially thought. We're going to be able to correct it with a floor amendment tomorrow.