Constitution, Georgia

Ask any American what our citizenship rule is and they’ll tell you everyone born here is a citizen alike. That rule was enshrined in the Fourteenth Amendment to put it out of the reach of any government official to destroy.

— Cecillia Wang, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, as quoted in The New Yorker

I fear that we will not have an election in 2028. I really mean that in the core of my soul − unless we wake up to the code red, what’s happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is.

— California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom said last year.

It's not his job to be concerned about any member of Congress whose lines are being affected by the governor's proposals.

— Don Gaetz, Florida state senator and sponsor of the legislation to enact the DeSantis map, told CNN on Monday that it's not his job to be concerned about any member of Congress whose lines are being affected by the governor's proposals.

"Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we 'LET THE SHOW GO ON' but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly. Regardless of that decision, the evening will be much different than planned, and we’ll just, plain, have to do it again."— Donald Trump, Truth Social post following the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

Progressivism seeks to replace the basic premises of the Declaration of Independence, and hence our form of government.

— Clarence Thomas, in a speech at the University of Texas at Austin on April 15, 2026, during a lecture commemorating America's 250th anniversary, arguing that progressivism seeks to replace the basic premises of the Declaration of Independence and our form of government.