Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I remind all Senators to remain in their seats during voting on all four Articles of Impeachment. Under impeachment rule XXII, once we have begun voting on the first article, voting will proceed on each of the Articles of Impeachment. When their name is called, Senators shall rise from their seat and cast their vote. This will ensure that a decorum of the Senate is maintained while these grave proceedings are underway. These proceedings affect not only Judge Porteous but also the Senate and our system of government. The Chair will shortly instruct the Members of the Senate on the question to be put and the manner of response. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the first Article of Impeachment. The legislative clerk read as follows: Article I G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., while a Federal judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, engaged in a pattern of conduct that is incompatible with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Federal judge, as follows: Judge Porteous, while presiding as a United States district judge in Lifemark Hospitals of Louisiana, Inc. v. Liljeberg Enterprises, denied a motion to recuse himself from the case, despite the fact that he had a corrupt financial relationship with the law firm of Amato & Creely, P.C. which had entered the case to represent Liljeberg.…”