Violation Quotations

Nothing in the 14th Amendment or in any other constitutional provision suggests that the president may usurp legislative power to prevent a violation of the Constitution.

First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for this violation of international law and interference with our neutral rights.

Any use of chemical weapons, by anyone, under any circumstances, is a grave violation of the 1925 Protocol and other relevant rules of customary international law.

President Obama's respect for the Constitution does not extend to freedom of religion - his administration has forced religious businessowners to pay for insurance plans that cover activities in violation of religious precepts.

Big Tech's nonchalance about copyright violation tramples over people like my wife and me, who strive to make a living in the great tradition of the creative realm.

Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year.

The modern view of criminal justice, broadly, is that public concern with morality or expediency decrees expiation for the violation of a norm; this concern finds expression in the infliction of punishment on the evil doer by agents of the state, the evil doer, however, enjoying the protection of a regular procedure.

If it be not a sin, an open, flagrant violation of all the rules of justice and humanity, to hold these slaves in bondage, it is indeed folly to put ourselves to any trouble and expense in order to free them.

Whatever happened after the liberation of Krajina, this was in no way a violation of human rights by Croatian authorities.

So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community.

Each person is an idiom unto himself, an apparent violation of the syntax of the species.

Seventy percent of the fish we eat is black market, fished in violation of international laws. Our ignorance makes us unwilling partners in crime. Rogue economics is turning the global market into our worst nightmare.

I see people detained for simple INS violations.

Even if torture works, what is the point of 'defending' America using a tactic that is a fundamental violation of what America ought to mean?

I also had to work through the violation of my date rape, my unhealthy relationships with men, my anger toward the people involved in the scandal, and those who exploited me afterwards.

If I have been guilty of no violation of law, why am I hunted up and down continually like a partridge upon the mountains? Why am I threatened with the tar barrel? Why am I waylaid every day, and from night to night, and my life in jeopardy every hour?

Poetry, whatever the manifest content of the poem, is always a violation of the rationalism and morality of bourgeois society.

The Supreme Court must strike down the government's illegal spying program as a violation of our Fourth Amendment right to privacy.

The violation of press freedoms has been egregious under this administration, even as the press fetes President Obama as an honest and effective commander-in-chief.

To me extremism is targeting endangered whales in a whale sanctuary in violation of a moratorium. That, to me, is extreme.

It's hardly a secret that I'm skeptical of declarations that the aliens are out and about on our planet. Still, I try to answer every one of these mails and phone calls because, after all, it's not a violation of physics to travel from one star system to another.

We're talking about a basic violation of the Constitutional guarantee of a free press as well as a violation of the rights of privacy of American citizens. I had hoped we would have learned our lessons from the Nixon era. Sadly, it appears we have not.

We're not going to suspend him immediately. We will make him aware of the violation and tell him to clean up his act. If he doesn't, we'll take further action.

We feel the district court was wrong. Our interpretation of the law is that a water quality violation is a water quality violation and can't occur. But we're still seeing water quality violations up at Pole Mountain.

We've tried to shave maybe 10 or 15 seconds off each shot, and we're pretty close, ... It's gotten to the point where I'm not in violation when I'm hitting shots like I probably would have been a few months ago.

We want to send a signal, particularly to the U.S. Congress, that we believe that there should be a cost for the U.S. violation of international trade rules.

We were in disbelief that someone would be that ignorant to do something so flagrant in violation of the law,

We acted in the best interest of the institution, ... Our intentions were good and we didn't think we were in violation of our lease. We have always had good relations with the schools and we want to maintain that relation - it's important for the community.

There are no free passes. If they choose to do this, it is in violation of the rules, and there will be consequences.

There are millions of people all over the world, right now, who are looking to the United Nations for protection and redress against the violation of their rights and deprivation of their freedoms.

The only way to get an FOI request honored these days is to go to court. We can go to court and win, but some regular person is not going to know how to file a complaint in federal court and prepare a brief arguing that the administration is in violation of the law. And no one has endless resources to fight every denial. It's very effective, what they've done. They keep the information hidden.

We're asserting they are in violation of the terms of their visas and that they have no legal basis to be in the U.S..

We had no idea we were in violation of any law. We decided to try this and hopefully save our business in the process. It's nothing personal against anyone. We were hoping for community support.

The fact that Iraq is exporting nursing supplies (in exchange) for hard currency, in violation of sanctions, while babies and children are suffering from malnutrition is yet another indication of the Iraqi regime's cynical disregard for the welfare of its own citizens, ... and further proof that the responsibility of the suffering of the Iraqi children lies with Saddam Hussein -- and not sanctions.

This process is a clear violation of the most basic elements governing democratic processes,

The plaintiffs have leaked confidential information in violation of a court order, and we cannot violate the court order ourselves by discussing what they have leaked. Plaintiffs have filed things containing sealed material, and I am just not going to get into the sewer with them.

Make sure that in the event that you do chose to drive-off without paying for gas, you are in violation of Florida law and the state takes that very seriously.

Legislation introduced in Georgia is in violation of federal law.

She's (The adviser is) not going to tell them what they can or cannot do, unless it's in violation of university policy.

Sikirica as camp commander is accused of genocide, violation of laws and custom of war and grave breaches of the Geneva Convention as well as being criminally responsible for the acts of subordinates in committing murder, torture, inhuman acts and crimes against humanity,

She has tried as hard and she can to get this difficult case right, and then she is confronted with a blatant violation of the rules. She has been careful and cautious, but probably is thinking about some kind of sanction.

My impression is that it's mostly been noticed by the city (as a) violation of the ordinance,

My hope is that the 21st century will be the first century where there will be no violation of human rights, and to that end, Japan would like to do our outmost.

Negotiations may be cut off on extraordinary circumstances, as it is stated in Turkey's framework document. For instance, in cases of violation of human rights or basic rights, negotiations will be cut off,

obstructed a law enforcement investigation and otherwise engaged in behavior in violation of the Rules of the House.

No formal charges have been made, but the authorities have advised that he is presently under investigation for violation of Article 276 of the Russian criminal code, which pertains to espionage.

Potentially on a very hot day in the Central Valley or Southern California, with very stagnant air, it might lead to a violation of federal ozone standards. But this is an emergency situation. ... And the consequences of the hurricane here are minor compared with what is happening in the Mississippi Delta.

If we have a serious violation at four polling stations, that is not many voters.

If they are set free, it would be a violation of international laws.

If we continue to postpone funding, not only would we lose money, but we could be in violation of our contract.

I don't know anything as to his condition. But certainly, if there was a violation of the law, it stands to reason charges would be filed, regardless of the medical condition.

I don't even think she made it through a semester. The violation to her person that occurred that's not anything a woman, let alone a girl, should endure.

I don't believe that intent is a requirement to find a criminal violation of this law. I believe that it is the act that creates the violation.

I don't believe that I could actually give a violation here because I can't tell who that person is or if there was campaigning here.

I believe this payola scandal may represent the most widespread and flagrant violation of any FCC rules in the history of American broadcasting, ... Mr. Spitzer's office has collected a mountain of evidence on the potentially illegal promotion practices of not only Sony BMG, but also other major record companies, independent promoters and several of the largest radio station groups.

I apologize to the team, to the coaches, the university and the fans for my violation of a team rule. I accept the coach's decision to be suspended from the Pac-10 Tournament. I wish the team well and hope for its success. I'm looking forward to participating in the NCAA Tournament if Arizona is invited.

China has enacted a number of laws to protect intellectual property, including a law to protect semiconductor layout designs. Enforcement of IP protection laws has been widely recognized as falling short of what is needed to deter violations. In some cases, penalties for violation of IP rights are so light that they are considered to be a routine cost of doing business.

Given the fact we're a public agency, we don't find it acceptable to have a loss at all. Our violation system now should serve as a deterrent.

If any private school coach attempts to recruit from a public system, or vice versa, that will be in clear violation of our new bylaw and could result in a hearing or penalties.

If after a thorough and objective investigation of all the relevant facts surrounding this modification, we determine a violation of our rules has occurred, we will take appropriate action,

If a company allows itself -- in its filtering capability -- to filter terms such as 'democracy' and 'religious freedom,' they will be in violation of U.S. law.

If the decision was made by consensus or straw vote in the executive session, that was a clear violation of the open meetings law.

If the IOC finds them guilty of a doping violation they would be declared ineligible for the Games.

If the administration asks for $5 and Congress appropriates $4, that's what they get. If the government creates a subterfuge by going outside the government to raise money through a private entity, that's a violation of the law.

He had a minor violation of a team rule so he didn't start. He handled it great.... I might not start him next game.

We support the commissioner's office, the minor-league drug program. We're disappointed in the violation that two of our players caused, but we support the system 100 percent. And hopefully, this will be a good experience for the players involved and it won't happen again in the future.

We support the commissioner's office, the minor-league drug program, ... We're disappointed in the violation that two of our players caused, but we support the system 100 percent. And hopefully, this will be a good experience for the players involved and it won't happen again in the future.

What we have is a fundamental violation of the rights of shareholders and a violation of the duty of mutual funds to protect the interests of long-term shareholders,

HUD expects us to carry out our responsibilities to the federal government. If the leases are violated, we have to take action. This is our way of, I guess, putting out the message that a lease violation is very serious.

He was in violation of policy. He was supposed to report (the incident) to my office. He did not do that.

Kids may think this is a prank, but we are taking this very seriously. This is a serious violation of the student code of conduct.

It also leads to bowing, which is a violation of God's law. The faithful bow to no one but God.

It also comes down to how society perceives the role of men, as opposed to the role of women. Men can do well to change these perceptions, and the violation of women's rights, by redefining their role as the dominant partner.

It contains a barely veiled threat of collective punishment. Making such a threat is a violation of the Geneva conventions and other laws of war.

It is a horrible violation of human rights and the law. They do not consider us to be people.

It is a great source of concern when any of these procedures are not being followed. One is always going to find a violation here or there, but an indication that ignoring the rules is widespread practice is shocking and deplorable.

Lack of understanding about roles/responsibilities results in violation of statutes on board's part.

It is in violation of their contract with the district. They are not supposed to do this type of concerted activity. There is a process that we go through. We are not at impasse. Nobody has declared impasse.

I think they've been conducting themselves in violation of a lot of different rules and regulations.

It is a violation of the Constitution for the IRS to threaten that church. It may not be a violation of IRS regulations, but IRS regulations have been wrong,

It is a violation of our prohibited services policy which includes no virtual relationships. We have the policy in place to protect our community members. EBay strives to have a clean and transparent marketplace.

It is a violation of international law to return people to a place where they will be persecuted and tortured. Kazakh officials had an obligation to know the risk these men faced if returned, but sent them back anyway.

It is a quite serious violation because of the proximity to the river and because of the slope. We can't just order a crane back there because it could possibly affect the integrity of the foundation.

I think there is an orderly and dignified way to find out what happened. And, if there was a legal violation there needs to be accountability ... you can't put the cart before the horse, but I would not rule out any form of accountability.

I think there's a violation of the bankruptcy code. This court should direct those funds be returned to RCM immediately. This seems like a no-brainer.

Our purpose and mission is really to deliver a very stern message that these things cannot be tolerated, ... Even in a war there are certain conventions that can't be violated, and this is a violation of the worst way.

Our view is that if surveillance has happened, it is undemocratic. This is a violation of human rights.

Our basic premise is to determine whether a violation of the Fair Housing Act has occurred. We'll be looking at whether their housing of older-people status is valid under the federal law.

Our attorneys will take all necessary steps to protect the rights of the clubs. The use of the Buccaneers name is a violation of intellectual property rights.

Our actions were lawful, however, we were repeatedly denied the chance to explain why. We were not allowed to mention Article VI, paragraph four of the Constitution, which says that the treaties of the United States are the supreme law of the land. We were not allowed to explain our actions in the context of the Nuremberg Principles, which declare that citizens can be held responsible for crimes of their government. Nor could we explain how this war was a violation of the UN Charter. The jury made a wise choice with what they had. It's unfortunate, however, that they were denied the full truth.

Restrictions on foreign journalists represent a blatant violation of this right and seriously curtail the ability of the world's media to report in West Papua.

...Resolved, that William Jefferson Clinton, president of the United States ... in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and manipulated them judicial process of the United States for his personal gain and exoneration,

Remember, it is the violation of the law, of the letter of the Con-stitution, which precipitated all ofthese. Instead of blaming the opposition or any other group, they should first look at themselves in the mirror because all of these came from their own action or inaction while in office. Should it happen this time around, simply because that is what the people want, I expect her to be the very first one to understand, accept and embrace it,because she knows how it works. She used it once upon a time. And she should accept it even if its there, staring her at the face.

Relative to what's at stake, it's trivial. What was at stake was a violation of the core principle of the universality of the human right of religious liberty.

Passing the McCain bill would be selling out the American worker, American sovereignty. It would really be a violation of their oath of office to protect America from foreign invaders.

That cannot be tolerated, ... He violated our rules of procedures. I consider it the most serious violation of rule and order to place a prisoner in your custody and not inform the dispatcher. You put that person in a vulnerable position.

That advertisement is as flagrant violation of this agreement as it is possible to imagine.

Mason City Schools is in violation of the law for using taxpayers' money to oppose or support any bond issue or levy,

It doesn't matter if they label it philosophy, science or home ec. For this to be endorsed as scientifically credible is a violation of church-state separation.

It is bitterly ironic that the Clinton administration is rushing to send Elian Gonzalez back to a country that has just been singled out by the U.N. for its systematic violation of human rights.