Political Quotes

“I want to repeat what was stated by George Will in a column talking about the Daschle amendment. He said, ``The Daschle amendment is a law that is impossible to violate.'' All these things sound really wonderful. We have these real tough definitions; real tough except for the fact that you can't violate the law because you are giving all of the authority to the doctor to determine whether he breaks the law, or she breaks the law. Wouldn't you love to have a law where you are the self-enforcer of the law? You have to call it yourself because, once you sign that certification, it is a conclusion. You cannot be second-guessed. What doctor is going to say, ``Oh. I aborted this baby, and it would have been viable''? First of all, no second-trimester baby is ever going to be viable by any doctor doing an abortion. They just won't because there is still a percentage that aren't, and they will just say, ``It is not viable.'' They will sign a certification saying it is not viable. Next, they will sign it saying there is a health problem.”