Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I will yield to Senator Feinstein in a minute. I appreciate the debate with my friends and mentors. The three of us who were just debating were all military officers, but we have different views. We are dangerously close to being similar to the House of Representatives, where they have face-to-face debate. I appreciate that. The law that should not be changed is the Constitution of the United States, and we realize the regulations of the United States have force, that the statutes of the United States have greater force, and the Supreme Court decisions have even greater force. But no document is above the actual words of the Constitution. I will say those words are our birthright as American citizens. The sixth amendment says you shall be secure in your person and that shall not be violated and no warrant shall issue except upon probable cause--meaning that a court has made that decision. Your first amendment rights say that no person--and there is no exception in the Constitution--shall be held to answer for capital or otherwise infamous crimes, unless presentment or indictment of a grand jury. By the way, I am talking specifically about a U.S. person inside the jurisdiction of the United States. Our sixth amendment right says that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right of a speedy and public trial.…”