Apr 20, 1994
The Racial Justice Act in this bill which would be stricken and which I oppose is also opposed by the National Association of Attorneys General. I happen to have a letter signed by 32 of them individually. They strongly oppose the…
William Edwards
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Apr 19, 1994
Mr. Chairman, I listened with great interest to the gentleman from Wisconsin and my good friend, the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Hyde] and they have been complaining for months and even years that the habeas system is not working, that…
Apr 19, 1994
This is real streamlining. It takes care of these endless delays. It provides for counsel. It is a real reform. The gentleman from Illinois offers us nothing but more of the same delays, delay, delay.
Apr 14, 1994
Mr. Chairman, I think we ought to make it very clear that all of the evidence is that there is no deterrence in death penalties. I do not know how many of you saw McNeil-Lehrer 3 nights ago where a triple murderer was asked over and over…
Apr 14, 1994
Mr. Chairman, this is a repeat debate over an old issue. I certainly have not changed my position, but I do not think we ought to make it easier to implement a law that is very clearly wrong. The law established in 1977 by Coker against…
Mar 21, 1994
Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Johnson] and the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Duncan]. Back in 1963 when the Supreme Court outlawed compulsory religious services, that is what…
Mar 3, 1994
I have examined this and members of my subcommittee have examined the amendment offered by the gentleman from California [Mr. Rohrabacher], and it just invites racial discrimination. It is almost frightening what would happen to the…
Mar 3, 1994
I have examined this and members of my subcommittee have examined the amendment offered by the gentleman from California [Mr. Rohrabacher], and it just invites racial discrimination. It is almost frightening what would happen to the…
Feb 23, 1994
Mr. Speaker, it occurred to me, listening to this very interesting debate, that we are making a national and international hero out of this scoundrel who has uttered these disgraceful, awful things. He will be the only person in world…
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