Legislative novelty is not necessarily fatal; there is a first time for everything. Votes: 3
John RobertsExhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision. Votes: 0
Barber ConableLarge legislative bodies resolve themselves into coteries, and coteries into jealousies. Votes: 0
Napoleon BonaparteI have a duty to protect the executive branch from legislative encroachment. Votes: 0
George W. BushEconomic depression can not be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Votes: 0
Herbert HooverTerm limits would cure both senility and seniority- both terrible legislative diseases. Votes: 0
Harry S. TrumanFirst, the American legislative process isn't well suited to large and complex measures. Votes: 0
George J. MitchellWe mistake politics for legislative debate. You can be passionate without being personal. Votes: 0
Richard DreyfussFinancial regulatory reform is one of the top legislative priorities of the Obama Administration. Votes: 0
Valerie JarrettIn Islam, the legislative power and competence to establish laws belong exclusively to God Almighty. Votes: 0
Ruhollah KhomeiniMoney is not an invention of the state. It is not the product of a legislative act. Votes: 0
Carl MengerIt is of the nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority. Votes: 0
Alexander HamiltonDie legislative Gewalt ist das Herz des Staates, die exekutive Gewalt ist sein Gehirn.
Rousseau, Jean-JacquesEmpathy' is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable clay to be kneaded and molded in whatever form justices want. It represents an expansive view of the judiciary in which courts create policy that couldn't pass the legislative branch or, if it did, would generate voter backlash. Votes: 4 Karl Rove