Political Quotes

“I cannot help but be a little amused that some of the same forces that come here and complain about the litigation explosion, about how our courts are too crowded are the same folks that I read about this week in USA Today who are going around the country making it against the law to speak ill of vegetables. Yes, if you bad mouth brussels sprouts, the USA Today reports, it could cost you, if you are opposed to onions, if you diss a kiwi. Now in 12 States, it is against the law to do that and you can be hauled into court. So the same folks that come here and say there are too many lawsuits in our courts are going around the country, in fact they are trying to do it this week in Maryland, enacting laws to get us in trouble for speaking ill of vegetables. But if they turn us into a vegetable because of their disregard for safety and health in this country, then our rights will be limited. Mr. Speaker, this is not about the litigation explosion, it is about limiting the rights of individuals whose health and safety is affected.”