Political Quotes

“At the same time, I would submit the rule of construction is not the same thing as if the committee would have accepted the amendment offered that said specifically civil rights laws would not be affected by this because you could still offer a rule 11 under this. It just says nothing in this action will be construed to borrow or impede the assertion. It doesn't borrow or impede the assertion of a new claim, but it doesn't say the court cannot find a rule 11 violation and then the mandatory imposition of costs would take place. It doesn't do what you are submitting, I would suggest. The bottom line is the court felt that this wasn't necessary. The court said, in all those cases he talked about that seem so absurd--I don't understand--and particularly as lawyer--why a lawyer would waste his time doing it because there is no chance of success and no chance of remuneration in cases like that. I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cartwright), who can explain easily and in a very facile fashion why those arguments are not good.”