Political Quotes

“the decision I make today is not an easy one, nor should it be. I have approached this serious task with an open and impartial mind, as my trial oath required. I have studied the facts and the evidence of the case before me. I have been an attorney for over two decades, and I was the attorney general of Nevada for 8 years. And I keep coming back to what I learned in the courtroom. The law is a technical field, but it is also based on common sense. You don't have to study the law for years to know that stealing and cheating are wrong. It is one of the first things we learn in our formative years. And you don't have to be a law school professor to realize that a President should not be using the job the American people gave him to benefit himself personally. Abraham Lincoln reminded us that our Nation was founded on the essential idea of government ``of the people, by the people, for the people.'' As I sat on the Senate floor thinking about President Lincoln and listening to the arguments in President Trump's impeachment trial, I thought of the awesome responsibility our Founding Fathers entrusted to each Senator. I also thought about all of the Nevadans I represent--those who voted for President Trump and those who did not. For those who did, I put myself in their shoes and considered how I would respond if the President were from my political party. The removal of a sitting President through impeachment is an extraordinary remedy.…”