Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, since some of us feel that the first amendment is in jeopardy, nonetheless, rereading the first amendment of our Constitution might be therapeutic. "Congress shall make no law," no law, emphasis my own, "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Now, the amendment I am offering consists of 14 pages. The first 13 are a listing of findings based on Supreme Court decisions explaining the first amendment and/or its relationship to free speech. For example, on page 2, we cite the New York Times Company versus Sullivan, a 1964 case which said the first amendment reflects our "profound and national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open." The first amendment protects political association as well as political expression, NAACP versus Alabama, and so on. Page 3 of the amendment quotes Buckley v. Valeo.”