There is nothin' I can do about it unless you want me to infringe on their civil liberties which I'll be glad to do if you'll just trim a little fat off the Constitution.

— (Scott Wilson)

13 seconds sound clip from the G.I. Jane movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:53:20 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Pardon me, sir. Phone call from Senator DeHaven.

- Captain Salem here.

- Captain, are you in the habit of lettin' photographers traipse around your base snapping their fill?

- These are supposed to be discreet test cases.

- They stand out on a public highway using telephoto lenses.

- There is nothin' I can do about it unless you want me to infringe on their civil liberties which I'll be glad to do if you'll just trim a little fat off the Constitution.

- Did you just mouth off to a senior member of the Senate Arms Committee?

- I'll give you points for style, just nothin' for smarts.

- Senator, I was just explaining...

- From this point forward, I want all press matters coordinated via my office.

[...]