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For the life of me, I don't understand what honest motive there is in putting this in front of this body to philosophically debate marriage on a constitutional amendment that is not going to happen, and which is enormously divisive in all of our communities.

~Dianne Feinstein

Topics: Amendment Body Communities Constitutional Constitutional Amendment Debate Divisive Front Going Happen Honest Life Marriage Me Motive Our Philosophically Putting Understand Which

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Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed by federal law is constitutionally defined and permanently enshrined in the 10th Amendment.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Amendment Defined Federal Governed Law Matters People Permanently Reservation Sovereignty Specifically States

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If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will have permanent 10th Amendment powers over its non-federal affairs, as well as voting power in Congress.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Affairs Amendment Congress National National Sovereignty Only Over Permanent Power Powers Puerto Puerto Rico Rico Sovereignty State Voting Well Will

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I definitely do not support a constitutional amendment that has to do with prohibiting gay marriage.

~Dina Titus

Topics: Amendment Constitutional Constitutional Amendment Definitely Gay Gay Marriage Marriage Support

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Republicans passed the Fourteenth Amendment, securing for blacks equal rights under the law, and the Fifteenth Amendment, giving blacks the right to vote, over the Democrats' opposition.

~Dinesh D'Souza

Topics: Amendment Blacks Democrats Equal Equal Rights Fourteenth Giving Law Opposition Over Passed Republicans Right Rights Vote

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In the end, of course, Republicans ended slavery and permanently outlawed it through the Thirteenth Amendment.

~Dinesh D'Souza

Topics: Amendment Course End Ended In The End Permanently Republicans Slavery Through

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He has called for a repeal of the Fifth Amendment as it affects the right of private property.

~Dixie Lee Ray

Topics: Affects Amendment Fifth He Private Private Property Property Repeal Right

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I'm always a little cautious, there's a few amendments that are out there that I think could do some damage, so I've been more concerned about over regulating, going too far.

~Don Nickles

Topics: About Always Amendment Been Cautious Concerned Could Damage Far Few Going Little More Out Over Some Think Too I Think

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I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat.

~E. B. White

Topics: Amendment Assume Cat Editorial First First Amendment Office Only Over Thought Tripped Writer Your I Can

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There is no requirement that police stop a person who enters a police station and states that he wishes to confess a crime or a person who calls the police to offer a confession because volunteered statements of any kind are not barred by the 5th Amendment.

~Earl Warren

Topics: Amendment Any Barred Because Calls Confess Confession Crime He Kind Offer Person Police Requirement Statements States Station Stop Volunteered Who Wishes

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