31.   Small said the lawsuit alleges that tobacco companies have violated state consumer protection statutes that protect citizens from unfair, illegal or deceptive business practices.

32.   She will not have the option of hiding behind the Fifth Amendment, which protects citizens from self-incrimination.

33.   Supporters said it would curb illegal immigration and protect citizens from losing their jobs to illegal aliens.

34.   Surely, the government has no greater priority than to protect its citizens from themselves.

35.   The challenge is to protect citizens while helping released sex offenders reassimilate into the community, he said.

36.   The Fourth Amendment protects law-abiding citizens from unreasonable law-enforcement intrusions.

37.   The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was supposed to protect private citizens against this kind of arbitrary action.

38.   The Fourth Amendment is the one that protects American citizens from illegal searches and seizures.

39.   The government is either in on the plot or is hopelessly inept at protecting its citizens.

40.   The Great Society was a metaphor for laws that addressed those problems, recognizing that the federal government had a responsibility to protect its citizens and enhance their lives.