Political Quotes

“In the brief time that I have remaining, let me tell Members why I think this proposal is unconstitutional. First of all, because the minority leader of the United States House of Representatives really admits that it is unconstitutional. Let me show my colleagues this poster which the Members have seen several times before, but this is the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt), House Democratic Leader, February 3, 1997, Time magazine: What we have is two important values in direct conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both; an admission by the minority leader that what he wants to do and what his political allies want to do is unconstitutional. You have got to amend the Constitution in order to accomplish their goals. That is one reason that I think this Shays-Meehan proposal is unconstitutional.”