"The current Michigan Constitution was written in 1961 and '62."

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"That's the key: get the constitution in place. Get rule of law in place, capital will come, electricity will follow."

Steve King, American Politician

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"And the president is all wrong when he maintains that a nominee should have an up-or-down vote. The Constitution doesn't say that. The Constitution doesn't say that that nominee shall have any vote at all. There doesn't have to even be a vote."

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"I have never seen such extreme partisanship, such bitter partisanship, and such forgetfulness of the fate of our fathers and of the Constitution."

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"The fact that we're protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, it's a wonderful thing. You've got to come from somewhere else to realize how valuable it is."

Pat Oliphant, Australian Cartoonist

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"Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative referendum."

Emma Bonino, Italian Politician

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"A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that."

Michael Newdow, American Lawyer

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"Obviously, I'll keep fighting to uphold the Constitution."

Michael Newdow, American Lawyer

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"The Constitution has not greatly bothered any wartime President."

Francis Biddle, American Lawyer

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"I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the English bar; without which, impartial justice, the most valuable part of the English constitution, can have no existence."

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"The merit of our Constitution was, not that it promotes democracy, but checks it."

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"All 50 states had the same national economy. And on virtually any measurement you wish to look at, Michigan has moved up and improved against the others."

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"We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working."

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"I kept telling everyone I wasn't going to Washington to stay. I go to visit."

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"Manufacturers account for nearly 60 percent of all industrial research and development."

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"Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards."

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"I expect my next job to be outside government."

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"Very few charter schools are being created in some of the best school districts in the state. If you're an educational innovator, that isn't where the greatest need is."

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"That's the key: get the constitution in place. Get rule of law in place, capital will come, electricity will follow."

"And the president is all wrong when he maintains that a nominee should have an up-or-down vote. The Constitution doesn't say that. The Constitution doesn't say that that nominee shall have any vote at all. There doesn't have to even be a vote."

"I have never seen such extreme partisanship, such bitter partisanship, and such forgetfulness of the fate of our fathers and of the Constitution."

"The fact that we're protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, it's a wonderful thing. You've got to come from somewhere else to realize how valuable it is."

"Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative referendum."

"A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that."

"Obviously, I'll keep fighting to uphold the Constitution."

"The Constitution has not greatly bothered any wartime President."

"I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the English bar; without which, impartial justice, the most valuable part of the English constitution, can have no existence."

"The merit of our Constitution was, not that it promotes democracy, but checks it."

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"All 50 states had the same national economy. And on virtually any measurement you wish to look at, Michigan has moved up and improved against the others."

"We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working."

"I kept telling everyone I wasn't going to Washington to stay. I go to visit."

"Manufacturers account for nearly 60 percent of all industrial research and development."

"I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get."

"I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools."

"Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take."

"Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards."

"I expect my next job to be outside government."

"Very few charter schools are being created in some of the best school districts in the state. If you're an educational innovator, that isn't where the greatest need is."