Political Quotes

“When it comes to the situation discussing about Joe, obviously under the coconspiracy rule, all those in the conspiracy, regardless of whether or not they pull the trigger are involved and of course would be felony murder to all. Obviously the mother is aiding and abetting. The father in this case takes justice in his own hand. Albeit we have sympathy for a father whose son has committed a felonious crime and been involved with something certainly very upsetting to the family, we know that under our system of justice, he had an alternative, and that alternative was to go to court at the time of sentencing and make his plea for clemency for his son. Obviously the mother's case is de minimis as far as the court is concerned, because she did not really get involved in the major offense. I think Mr. McCollum is very clear when he spoke of the face that in this case, in this bill, there is no death penalty that would apply. What we are trying to do is look out for the victims in the United States, and that is to make sure we have fair trials and that those who commit felonies have to answer them in a court of law.”