“I believe law-abiding citizens ought to be able to own a gun. I believe in background checks at gun shows or anywhere to make sure that guns don't get in the hands of people that shouldn't have them.” PeopleBelieveShowsHandsAbleLawI BelieveOughtCitizensGunI Believe InBackgroundsChecksAbidingLaw Abiding CitizenBackground Checks Author:George W. Bush
“It was during the eighteenth century - a period of boastful satisfaction with the nice balances within the English constitution - that Englishmen came to accept the Whig view of the utility of an armed citizenry. The armed citizen was not only affirmed to be protecting himself but, together with his fellows, provided the ultimate check on tyranny.” TogetherViewsAcceptingNiceCenturyBalanceCitizensPeriodsUltimateConstitutionFellowsSatisfactionTyrannyChecksUtilityEnglishmenSecond AmendmentCitizenryArmed Citizens Author:Joyce Lee Malcolm
“One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight Bill was that it gave President [Barack] Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees without mandating any background checks whatsoever. Now we've seen what happened in San Bernardino. When you are letting people in, when the FBI can't vet them, it puts American citizens at risk.” PeoplePresidentRiskHappenedCitizensAuthorityAspectBillsIncludingEightBackgroundsChecksBarackRefugeeGangBlanketFbiPresident Barack ObamaAmerican CitizensVetsBackground ChecksSyrian Refugees Author:Ted Cruz
“She [Justice sandra Day O'Connor] wrote - and this is one we should all remember - she wrote that even war is not a blank check for the president when it comes to the rights of the nation's citizens. She held that even this president is not above the law.” ShouldWarRememberLawNationsPresidentJusticeRightsCitizensChecksBlankAbove The LawSandra Day O ConnorBlank Check Author:Patrick Leahy
“Under the president's spying program, there are no checks and balances. There is no outside review of the legality of this brazen infringement on the civil rights and liberties of the American people. Undeterred by the public outcry, the president [George Bush] vows to continue spying on American citizens.” PeoplePresidentLibertyRightsBalanceCitizensProgramChecksCivil RightsReviewsVowAmerican CitizensBrazenLegalityInfringement Author:Samuel Alito
“A state of war is not a blank check... when it comes to the rights of the Nation's citizens.” WarStatesNationsRightsCitizensChecksBlankBlank Check Author:Sandra Day O'Connor