Quote by Andrew Johnson
Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than p

Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects. – Andrew Johnson

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As a private lawyer, I could bill $750 an hour, but I dont. – Jay Alan Sekulow

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I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we dont permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we dont exacerbate the problem. – Ed Rendell

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Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you dont have to declare war. Youre just at war and we did that, which is not legal. – Val Kilmer

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All the legal action Ive taken against newspapers has had a massively positive effect on my life and achieved exactly what I wanted, which is privacy and non-harassment. – Sienna Miller

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