The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.
I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and believe that law-abiding Americans have the right to self-defense.
Tolerance is a one-way street in the Age of Obama. 'Choice' is in the eye (and iron fist) of the First Amendment usurper.
The enemies of freedom are waging an all-out assault on the Second Amendment to the Constitution, which we have sworn to protect and defend.
I'm hoping that we're not getting to Second Amendment remedies. I hope the vote will be the cure for the Harry Reid problems.
We don't have the freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have the first amendment so we can say some very controversial things.
When the 14th Amendment, equal protection clause was enacted, the galleries in the Senate were segregated. Now we have integration.
I'm really proud of this Supreme Court and the way they've been dealing with the issue of First Amendment political speech.
The First Amendment only says 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.' It can disrespect all it wants.
As one of the most conservative members of Congress and a staunch supporter of the 2nd Amendment, I am constantly under attack for my values and beliefs.
The first amendment gives us the liberty of expression, of religion, and assembly. Sometimes we don't like what people have to say, but that's their right.
The First Amendment...begins with the five loveliest words in the English language: 'Congress shall make no law'.
The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.
I have voted in support of efforts in the Senate to enact a Constitutional amendment that would have limited marriage to one man and one woman only.
The government argues that First Amendment rights are outweighed by the need to prosecute those who transmit classified information and documents.
I have supported the equal rights amendment since I was a freeholder. You won't find many people who can say that. I'm very proud of it.
The First Amendment was designed to protect offensive speech, because nobody ever tries to ban the other kind.
Unfortunately, my district like many others across the country has a problem with gangs, which is why I introduced this amendment.
A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing to protect traditional marriages.
I didnt know that President Bush would endorse a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
Despite Obama's claim that pro-Second Amendment groups want less gun safety, the opposite is true.
[Liberals] are always accusing us of repressing their speech. I say let's do it. Let's repress them. ... Frankly, I'm not a big fan of the First Amendment.
It is divisive politics to infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens after a national tragedy.
An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment.
It's our last chance [November 8, 2016]. And that includes Supreme Court justices and Second Amendment. Remember that.
The ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote marked a major turning point for America.
I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law.
There can be a debate on the Citizenship Amendment Act, but why should we shelter someone who has come to India illegally from outside?
You can't have one, two, three more picks on the Supreme Court go against our Second Amendment rights.
False religions like Islam who teach that you must worship this way, are completely opposite with what our First Amendment stands for.
I do support and believe in the Second Amendment. But I do think we need more background checks rather than less.
When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage? 1791? 1868, when the 14th Amendment was adopted?
There's as much chance of repealing the Eighteenth Amendment as there is for a hummingbird to fly to the planet Mars with the Washington Monument tied to its tail.
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.
Innocent Americans are murdered, and what happens? An entire political party and an amendment to the US Constitution gets blamed.
The National Guard fulfills the militia mentioned in the Second amendment. Citizens no longer need to protect the states or themselves.
First Amendment speech and press rights may also be subordinated to the overriding need to wage war successfully.
Politicians need to rethink their reflexive invocations of the Second Amendment and the idea that the gun lobby is too powerful to challenge.
'The want of proper examination, true contrition, and a firm purpose of amendment, is the cause of bad confessions, and of the ruin of souls.'
There's, under Obama, an epidemic has developed of abusing national security laws to crack down on legitimate use of the First Amendment.
The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon. Period.
Former Senator Al D'Amato in 1991 offered an amendment to cap credit card interest rates at 14 percent.
Short of the passage of a Constitutional Amendment protecting marriage as between one man and one woman, the U.S. Supreme Court has the final say.
It is the will of the American people that we have a right to protect our flag and this can only be accomplished by passing a Constitutional amendment.
Violating the 4th Amendment guarantees against illegal searches and seizures is not the way to solve crime problems.
I have a lot of guns on my ranch. I don't use them for hunting. I'm not a hunter. It's for protection. The Second Amendment was designed for tyranny.
I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat.
Having not had a chance to review the tape and obviously not been in the tunnel, I will take the Wenger amendment on this one for now.
Unfortunately, my district like many others across the country has a problem with gangs, which is why I introduced this amendment
Any time someone carries a picket sign in front of the White House, that is the First Amendment in action
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.
The NRA isn't a boogeyman, it's a grass-roots organization made up of 5 million law-abiding Second Amendment supporters.
Any time someone carries a picket sign in front of the White House, that is the First Amendment in action.
That wall, embodied in the First Amendment, is perhaps America's most important contribution to political progress on this planet.
An M.P. once suggested I be put in the Tower of London for saying derogatory things about the royals. There's no First Amendment in my country.
The spirit of the First Amendment has been effectively repealed for conservative speech by a censorious, accusatory mob.
I'm a lifelong strong supporter of the Second Amendment, and I've owned and used firearms since I was 10 years old.
We need to get rid of the 16th amendment, and return to the original system that funds government with a variety of tariffs and duties.
Is any blogger out there saying anything—do they deserve First Amendment protection? These are the issues of our times.
The Constitution is very clear: Congress has sole discretion over defining who is and who isn't a citizen and how you become one. It's not the 14th Amendment.
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