Political Quotes

“the rule coming before this body today is a crime in itself because it denies 46 Democrats on that side of the aisle, 45 Republicans on this side of the aisle the right to carry out their constitutional obligation to represent their people back home. They are being denied the right to offer amendments. Members like myself are being denied the right to offer an amendment that would reinstate in this bill mandatory minimum sentencing for convicted drug felons who cart in tons of cocaine and give it to our children. This bill takes out that minimum sentencing. We are not going to have the right to even debate that and vote on it. The President of the United States stood on the Capitol steps yesterday and said my amendment is a frivolous amendment? Well, I suppose, coming from him you could understand that. This rule predetermines how this bill is going to come out before we even vote on it. It is going to wipe out the death penalty. We ought to vote down this rule. Let us go back upstairs and let every Member of this body participate in the legislative process. You owe it to your constituents.”