Sean MacBride Quotes

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.

The Supreme Court is a menace to the welfare of the nation.

The president can violate the law, and when he does, he is supposed to be held accountable. That is supposed to be one of the pillars of our democracy.

We are a nation of laws.

The key issue is not who is in charge but what. Russia's problem is constitutional. There is no division of powers. The judges, the police, and the legislature all work for the same people, and there is essentially no trial by jury. As a result, anyone can be arrested and accused of anything, and conviction is almost guaranteed.

We depend on the Supreme Court to uphold the integrity of our government.

To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.

We are not in the regime of Aurangzeb. We are in the regime of rule of law. When rule of law is concerned, it applies to government, it applies to Supreme Court, it applies to everybody.

A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government.

I learned a couple things. The government can do to you whatever they want. They can break the laws, federal laws, as they see fit... You can't turn laws on and off as you deem fit.

From Watergate we learned what generations before us have known; our Constitution works. And during Watergate years it was interpreted again so as to reaffirm that no one - absolutely no one - is above the law.

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.

It's one of the nice things about this nation that when the Constitution is violated, if it affects you, you can bring a suit.

Such a trial is not only unlawful but is a gross blunder in policy. It denies the great, fundamental principle, that ours is a government of Law, and that the law is strong enough to rule the people wisely and well.

Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.

Can I suggest that the sheriff and the district attorney, in the lunch break, go out and read the Constitution.

The day must come when the rule of law replaces emergency decrees an when the independent judiciary replace arbitrary justice.

The most difficult thing to build up is the rule of law. America already had it when their nation began.

[In America] there is no end to the laws and no beginning to the execution of them.

The American people must be able to trust that their courts and law enforcement will uphold, protect, and defend their constitutional rights.

The question of impeaching Donald Trump is about replacing the toxic partisanship of today's Republican party with America's traditional rule of law. It has become a constitutional imperative.

In America, the Supreme Court and the American people believe no one is above the law.

The court can, and must, only maintain its legitimacy through the dispensation of justice, not by coercion and censorship.

The government, under my leadership, will act to implement the rule of law and to maintain the independence of the judicial system, which is one of the pillars of maintaining a democratic system.