Political Quotes

“One concluding point I would make would be that we have time in the Senate body to vote about which rockets we are going to use, made in which State and in which country. Shouldn't we take time to vote about the abrogation or possible abrogation of the Bill of Rights, of the right to a trial by jury? I think this is an eminently important issue, should not be pushed under the rug, and that no one should be afraid to take a stand. Not everyone will agree, but we should be allowed to take a stand on the Senate floor, openly debate, and have a vote on whether you will have your right to trial by jury or whether we are going to abbreviate that right and say we are at war. But realize that if you think your rights can be abbreviated in times of war, this is a war--that the people who tell you they are going to abbreviate your rights are also telling you that this war has no end, that there is no conceivable end to this war, and that the diminishment of your liberty, the loss of your right to trial by jury, will go on and on without end. I wholeheartedly support the amendment by my fellow Senator from Utah, and I advocate for having a vote on the Senate floor.”