Unconstitutional Power Quotes

There simply is no greater threat to individual liberty and the viability of our great nation than the threat that comes from the continued consolidation of power in Washington, a consolidation that flies in the face of the division of power between the federal government and the states that is required by the Constitution.

The election of the President and the Vice-President of the United States has passed,—not only from the college of electors to which the constitution confided it, and from the people to which the practice under the constitution gave it, and from the House of Representatives which the constitution provided as ultimate arbiter,—but has gone to an anomalous, irresponsible body [the convention], unknown to law or constitution, unknown to the early ages of our government.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.

The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.

The abolition of the presidential term limit and President Xi Jinping's concentration of power have come as an unwelcome surprise to many.

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

We have seen the evil of perpetuation of centralization of government, and of control from Great bureaucracies, appointments of courts and control of our foreign relations, all due to the bill-up, accumulated potency and power of one man [FDR] remaining to long in public office.

Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root.

Administrator McCarthy and the EPA will soon find out that Washington bureaucrats are becoming far too aggressive in attacking our way of life. Administrator McCarthy should be apologizing to Missourians. EPA aggression has reached an all-time high, and now it must be stopped.

Tyranny Absolves all faith; and who invades our rights, However his own commence, can never be But an usurper.