#bill of rights

I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants. ↗

— Charles Schumer

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The Patients' Bill of Rights is necessary to guarantee that health care will be available for those who are paying for insurance. It's a part of the overall health care picture. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

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A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. ↗

— Smedley Butler

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Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it, to wave it in the air, this is what we saw from a lot of republicans during the Clinton Administration, and we are seeing the same from Democrats under Bush. ↗

— James Bovard

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Neither James Madison, for whom this lecture is named, nor any of the other Framers of the Constitution, were oblivious, careless, or otherwise unaware of the words they chose for the document and its Bill of Rights. ↗

— Diane Wood

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We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities. ↗

— Bill Maher

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The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it. ↗

— Larry J. Sabato

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Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about the Bill of Rights most of the time. ↗

— James Bovard

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