“In the absence of a limitation on local enforcement powers, the states are bound by the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution to enforce violations of the federal immigration laws.” StatesLawUnitedUnited StatesConstitutionBoundsAbsenceImmigrationLocalsLimitationEnforcementViolationSupremacyClausesImmigration Laws Author:Russell Pearce
“A license cannot be revoked because a man is red-headed or because he was divorced, except for a calling, if such there be, for which red-headedness or an unbroken marriage may have some rational bearing. If a State licensing agency lays bare its arbitrary action, or if the State law explicitly allows it to act arbitrarily, that is precisely the kind of State action which the Due Process Clause forbids.” IfsMenKindMayStatesActionLawProcessCallingLaysDuesRationalAgencyLicenseArbitraryDivorcedUnbrokenClausesDue ProcessLicensing Author:Felix Frankfurter
“A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine; Who sweeps a room as forThy laws Makes it and th'action fine.” ActionLawRoomsDivineFineServantClausesDrudgery Author:George Herbert
“The "establishment of religion" clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion.” FirstsMeanPersonsStatesGovernmentLawBeliefForceChurchAtheismInfluencePositive AtheismAidsEstablishmentAmendmentsFederal GovernmentFirst AmendmentDisbeliefSeparation Of Church And StateClauses Author:Hugo Black
“"Respecting" means concerning or with reference to. But it also means with respect~ that is "reverence," "good-will," "regard" to. Taking into account this richer meaning, the Establishment Clause, in banning laws that concern religion, especially prohibits those that pay homage to religion.” MeanLawPayAtheismConcernAccountsRegardPositive AtheismEstablishmentReverenceGood WillHomageClausesEstablishment Clause Author:John Paul Stevens
“I know what an Act to make things simpler means. It means that the people who drew it up don't understand it themselves and that every one of its clauses needs a law-suit to disentangle it.” PeopleKnowsNeedsMeanLawSuitsClauses Book:Unnatural Death Source: Unnatural Death