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Remember: the ratings system is a voluntary infringement of First Amendment rights, an uneasy bargain between the needs of parents, the needs of artists, and the needs of large media corporations to make profits. Any time we chip away at the First Amendment, we should at least do it with some reverence. Marshall Herskovitz
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We have the best police officers and firefighters in the world, and the mayor has no problem with them peacefully exercising their First Amendment right to freedom of expression.
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When you have mass surveillance, it's impossible to meet the intent of the First Amendment because reporters can't talk to sources because sources are afraid to talk. Pierre Omidyar
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We're also pleased that the governor vetoed two other pro-homosexual bills. One of them effectively would have silenced pro-family candidates on issues of sexual morality, and the other would have hampered efforts to collect petition signatures to put a state constitutional amendment protecting marriage on the ballot.
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We care about this process. We can't let this amendment move forward.
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We can use all the assistance we can get to assure the amendment is passed.
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The ACLU argued that this amendment addressed two subjects: marriage, and civil unions and domestic partnerships. They said people would be in favor of voting for marriage, but may not be in favor of banning civil unions. The Supreme Court rejected that argument and said that this amendment is about the singular purpose of marriage and maintaining and preserving the protections and obligations of marriage.
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The amendment to the energy bill I filed would have put a stop to the Skull Valley site, it would begin a study of alternatives such as reprocessing, storing the waste on site, and storing the waste at existing Department of Energy sites, Orrin Hatch
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The amendment to the Constitution will lay a solid legal foundation for the establishment of a complete and effective system to guarantee the environmental rights of the people.
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the Amendment must draw its meaning from the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society. Earl Warren
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The amendment I'm proposing does not change the decision to move forward with this cost-savings plan.
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The amendment goes far beyond just defining marriage between a man and a woman. What it does is prohibit recognition for all unmarried couples in the state.
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The 5th Amendment guarantees that defendants can't face 'double jeopardy,' which means the government can't prosecute a person a second time for the same crime if the jury returns a verdict. Only if the jury doesn't reach a decision can prosecutors elect to retry the case. Robert Shapiro
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The American people are overwhelmingly supportive of a constitutional amendment that will protect traditional marriage between one man and one woman. Todd Tiahrt
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That was the difficulty of it. Lobbying is a First Amendment right and we would not want to in any way chill the desire to petition the government or lobby the government.
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The 14th Amendment was recognized right away to be problematic. The concept of person was both too narrow and too broad, and the courts went to work to overcome both of those flaws. Noam Chomsky
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We are disappointed that politicians of both parties chose to toss overboard the First Amendment and free artistic and creative expression in favor of political expediency,
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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.
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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. Andrew Schneider
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I think if you get an amendment that exempts those two things, Social Security and a capital budget, you have an amendment that is workable, ... That will not be harmful in case you get into a recession. Richard Gephardt
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The Fourth Amendment is quite clear on the notion that search and seizure must not be unreasonable. It is difficult to think of something more unreasonable than searching the private phone records and digital information of citizens who are suspected of nothing. Ben Shapiro
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We do not need a new Fourth Amendment for cyberspace. But we need to recognize that people are conducting more of their lives online. The price tag for this technology should not include a loss of privacy.
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The law schools are taking a position on First Amendment grounds, and that position is in interference with military recruiting, no question about it. David Souter
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The marriage amendment should have gotten passed, ... I really don't understand what the problem was with that.
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The marriage amendment is in a class by itself because of what's at stake. Gary Bauer
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To reach its result, the court necessarily has had to find within the scope of the 14th Amendment a right that was apparently completely unknown to the drafters of the amendment, William Rehnquist
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Anti-gay rhetoric and campaign tactics are never acceptable. This amendment to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices simply seeks to establish a level playing field that all candidates would be able to follow. Candidates should focus on issues, not attacks on any group of people.
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Any discussion about the Wright amendment needs to include the full spectrum of options, including closing Love Field.
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Arbitration is rapidly replacing our Seventh Amendment right to trial by jury. The best way to prepare for arbitration is to bend over and grab your ankles.
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Floridians cannot support your efforts if the Peterson-Abercrombie amendment remains a part of your bill. Richard Pombo
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Every year we receive a number of outlandish claims from tax cheats: The Sixteenth Amendment concerning the power to lay and collect income taxes was never ratified, wages are not income, and other false arguments. Don?t count on it. They were thrown out of court back then and there going to be thrown out of court in the future.
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Sadly, it is not surprising that Americans' knowledge about the First Amendment is clearly lacking and inadequate.
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Rather than make tough choices on spending, the Assembly decided to pass an amendment in the middle of the night without any public hearing and without any study of what the proposal actually does.