Political Quotes

“I think we are finally getting to the bottom of this matter. We have had the gentleman from Virginia really make it clear what he is after. First of all, he does not want any plaintiff to ever bring a lawsuit that he does not get charged for it, no matter what his economic circumstances. He said that. That is, the responsibility of going into court; namely, you got to afford to be able to go into court and if you cannot, you have no business bringing the lawsuit. How meritorious it might be? It does not matter. How important is it that the injury complained of in the lawsuit is the reason that the person is impecunious and not working? Irrelevant. How important is a case that has obvious redeeming merit to it? Beside the point. If the plaintiff cannot afford to pay his attorneys' fees, quote from the gentleman from Virginia, 'He should not be in court because he is not a responsible party.' That is why I am against this whole bill. This bill is an attack on the contingency fee, which you have a right to dislike or hate as you may feel. I happen to think that it happens to be an important way for people to get a case brought that may have merit.”