Political Quotes

“each day the Senate begins its workday with a solemn ritual, and we just did. We pledge allegiance to our flag. Each day we rededicate our loyalty to this flag and to the fundamental pillar for which it stands--the right to justice for all. Unfortunately, for tens of millions of Americans, that right to equal justice under law is at risk, and I am sorry to say it is at risk because of Republican ideology. More than half the Nation's population--160 million Americans--live in parts of this country that have been declared a judicial emergency. What does that mean? It means that more than half the people in our country who seek justice in the courts and the judges find that the courts are strained to the breaking point under a backlog so intense an emergency has been declared. The Presiding Officer is an expert on bankruptcy and knows how important filling those bankruptcy slots are. One reason we are slow in filling those bankruptcy spots is, of course, we need more bankruptcy judges, but the bankruptcy judges are chosen by our Federal judiciary, trial court judges. They have other work to do. They are so overwhelmed with work to do. People who have businesses that they have problems dealing with because of Federal laws need to go to court and have those issues redressed. There could be injuries suffered that only the Federal system can relieve them of their responsibilities, such as discrimination because of age, gender, antitrust cases, business rearranging.…”