When you're elected to Congress, you take a vow to uphold the Constitution and its system of checks and balances. That vow doesn't say, 'Unless it's politically uncomfortable.'
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There are checks and balances and broad separation of powers under the Constitution. Each organ of the State, i.e. the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, must have respect for the others and not encroach into each other's domain.
When I was sworn in the Marine Corps in 1964, when I was sworn into Congress, I swore to uphold the Constitution against enemies, both foreign and domestic. We have a lot of domestic enemies of - of the Constitution, those who want to pervert it, those who want to change it.
The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.
The constitution is a sacred document in a democracy.
As members of Congress, we take an oath to uphold the Constitution and bear true faith and allegiance to the United States, not the Republican or Democratic party. I have been willing to stand up to my own leadership when it's in the national interest.
As Members of Congress, we swear an oath to uphold the United States Constitution. It means something to be an American because we believe in our country, we believe in our people, and we believe in our constitution.
I don't believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it.
The Congress plays a central role in our constitutional structure.
It's got to be both houses and the people coming together in unanimous decision when you start messing with the Constitution.
Historically, Congress hasn't paid much attention to the confines the Constitution establishes.
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