#states

The constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times, and under all circumstances. ↗

— David Davis

#classes #constitution #covers #equally #law

On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union, and within a few weeks the full-scale reformation he attempted to carry out both inside his country and in its cold war relations with the West, particularly the United States, began to unfold. ↗

— Stephen Cohen

#became #began #both #carry #cold

I believe that the United States has a moral obligation to stand up for those citizens of the world who cannot stand up for themselves, and I am proud to have authored the bill signed into law today that continues to put significant pressure on the brutal Burmese military junta. ↗

— Joseph Crowley

#believe #bill #brutal #cannot #citizens

God and the politicians willing, the United States can declare peace upon the world, and win it. ↗

— Ely Culbertson

#god #peace #politicians #states #united

If torture is going to be administered as a last resort in the ticking-bomb case, to save enormous numbers of lives, it ought to be done openly, with accountability, with approval by the president of the United States or by a Supreme Court justice. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

#administered #approval #case #court #done

Once we secure our borders - and the federal government has not done a good job - then Congress, I believe, needs to take up the issue and look at how we try and identify those people that are here, that are national security risks to the United States. ↗

— David Dewhurst

#borders #congress #done #federal #federal government

Today I am announcing that I will not seek a tenth term in the United States Congress this November. ↗

— Lincoln Diaz-Balart

#announcing #congress #i #i am #november

My goal was to make New Jersey's state government a model for all other states to emulate, hopefully thereby to stem, or at least slow down, the flow of power to the federal government. ↗

— Charles Edison

#emulate #federal #federal government #flow #goal

I'd say if you live in the United States of America and you vote for George Bush, you've lost your mind. ↗

— John Edwards

#bush #george #george bush #i #live

The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. ↗

— John Edwards

#actually #chew #gum #president #same