Political Quotes

“I could not disagree more. What they are saying is because this is de minimis, because that was in the dissenting view, therefore, it is okay to let it go. That is a way of standing on two stools. That is a way of having it both ways because it is not important. Well, I do not think that it is unimportant. I do not think that it is trivial. I think acknowledging the primacy of almighty God is of transcendent importance, and I guess de minimis is in the minds of the analysts; but I could not disagree more. In addition to the Dred Scott case, Plessy v. Ferguson, there is a whole line of cases that I am sure the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), my distinguished learned friend, would disagree with and not invest them with a dignity because they come from the Court. And, lastly, I point out to my dear friend, the gentlewoman from Houston, Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee), that the first amendment has two parts: the establishment and the free exercise.”