#constitution

I've raised three kids. I'm a lawyer. I've written books on the Constitution. ↗

— Caroline Kennedy

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The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree. ↗

— Edward Kennedy

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Societies cannot move forward without law, and our constitution is the cornerstone of the law and our National Assembly is its umbrella and fortress. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

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Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adhering by the law and respecting international human rights principles. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

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In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views and that's ok. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

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We are a constitutional monarchy. I don't order laws, I propose them. Article 35 of our constitution states that the king can only refuse a law of parliament once, then he has to sign it - if the same law is then supported by a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

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The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to the Islamic Republic, to national independence, to the Constitution and to the Islamic causes. ↗

— Ayatollah Khamenei

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Judicial review has been a part of our democracy in this constitutional government for over 200 years. ↗

— Ron Kind

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There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of us all. ↗

— Antonin Scalia

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A law can be both economic folly and constitutional. ↗

— Antonin Scalia

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