“Today neither of our two parties maintains a meaningful commitment to the principle of States' Rights. The 10th Amendment is not a 'general assumption' but a rule of law. States rights mean that states have a right to act or not to act, as they see fit, in areas reserved to them.” MeanTwoStatesTodayLawPartyPrinciplesRightsFitCommitmentAreasMeaningfulAssumptionAmendmentsRule Of LawReservedStates Rights Author:Barry Goldwater
“[Asserting] important First Amendment rights ... why should [executions] be the one area that is conducted behind closed doors?... Why shouldn't executions be public?” ShouldFirstsImportantBehindsRightsDoorsAreasAmendmentsExecutionFirst AmendmentClosed DoorsBehind Closed DoorsFirst Amendment Rights Author:Phil Donahue
“The Constitution, in addition to delegating certain enumerated powers to Congress, places whole areas outside the reach of Congress' regulatory authority. The First Amendment, for example, is fittingly celebrated for preventing Congress from "prohibiting the free exercise" of religion or "abridging the freedom of speech." The Second Amendment similarly appears to contain an express limitation on the government's authority.” FirstsWholeGovernmentCertainExampleExerciseSpeechAuthorityAreasConstitutionCongressLimitationAmendmentsFreedom Of SpeechFirst AmendmentSecond AmendmentPreventing Author:Clarence Thomas
“There are people who oppose a federal Constitutional amendment because they think that the law of family should be made by the states. I can see a legitimate argument there. I think it's mistaken, however, because the federal government, through the decisions of life-tenured federal judges, has already taken over that area.” PeopleThinkingShouldMadeI CanStatesGovernmentLawDecisionTakenJudgingAreasArgumentAmendmentsMistakenFederal GovernmentConstitutional AmendmentsAlready TakenFederal Judges Author:Dallin H. Oaks
“I must say this concerning the great controversy over rifles and shotguns. The only thing I've ever said is that in areas where the government has proven itself either unwilling or unable to defend the lives and the property of Negroes, it's time for Negroes to defend themselves. Article number two of the constitutional amendments provides you and me the right to own a rifle or a shotgun. It is constitutionally legal to own a shotgun or a rifle.” SaidTwoGovernmentNumbersGunAreasPropertyArticlesAmendmentsProvenGun ControlControversyUnwillingBallotsRiflesShotgunsConstitutional Amendments Author:Malcolm X