This is not the Washington-Edwards amendment. My amendment would have done a lot more, a lot more forcefully and a lot more, but the committee decided on your version rather than mine, which is quintessentially, in my judgment, a much better version, the stronger version; is that right?
Discussing differences between proposed amendments during a legislative debate.
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So yours is the moderate, watered down habeas corpus reform that gets us beyond where we are now with all the delays?
Mr. Speaker, is there a cost-benefit when you have dirty water and dirty air, and our children cannot live and breathe? I think not. Mr. Speaker, this bill has enough in it already. I think Members who are going to vote for the bill on…
The question was raised and has not been answered: Why would prosecutors oppose this amendment? It is like any work product. Once you put your work into something, you are duty-bound to defend that work product, are you not?
That is right. When there are good lawyers on the other side, does it not make your job a lot easier? You and I used to try cases against each other. Really when you are trying a good, hard-fought case, do you not want a good lawyer on the…
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