Political Quotes

“I am more informed than when I began this debate. That is good for me and good for the public. I did not know that. It makes a lot of sense. I find it a little odd that people would be opposed to the level that was being portrayed. The idea that we should not do this in Federal court, I think we can accommodate it. I am all for having more Federal judges, and we will talk about that in just a moment, but the bottom line, and the reason I am voting for this particular legislation is I think it corrects an abuse. It gets us back to the constitutional model that everyone envisioned where if you have a diversity--and this is what class action is all about, bringing a lot of people together from disparate places and groups to try it at one time, in a place that is convenient to everybody and in a logical way, that one would want a fair forum. I think Senator Feinstein's amendment was perfect. If there are two-thirds of the plaintiffs in any one State, it stays in State court. If there are half the people in one State, the judge can decide whether to remove it. If less than a third are in a particular State, then it goes to Federal court. To me, that is a perfect compromise. It makes a lot of sense. I have no problem voting for this because we are correcting abuses. This is one way to reform our State legal system.”