16 Quotes by Roger Pilon

Indeed, if the Framers intended unenumerated rights to be protected without a bill of rights, how can we imagine that those rights were meant to be any less secure with a bill of rights.

What has come out of this episode is how really out of touch Mr. Bush is with the intellectual foundations of the movement that he purports to represent.

With today's decision, no one's property is safe, since any time a government official thinks someone else can make better use of your property than you're doing, he can order it condemned and transferred.

Surely we can distinguish houses that are . . . compromised beyond habitation and those that are perfectly livable,

It does cost money to secure justice for all.

There's irony in using an unconstitutional measure to promote Constitution Day.

The Bush administration was trying to get O'Connor's replacement up there as quickly as possible, ... because of this botched nomination, the potential now is even greater that they'll have a court that reflects the O'Connor view.

It's just a simple hunting accident. It's a striking example of the media obsession with any peccadillo that may come from the White House.

It's deeper than one mistake. There have been far too many mistakes.