Political Quotes

“we are now, really, beginning debate on the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States. I think before we propose to alter our fundamental charter of freedom, in fact, the blueprint for our representative democracy, I believe that we need to each step back from the political passions of the moment. We are debating a constitutional amendment, not just a political slogan or plank of a campaign platform or partisan win or loss or something that is supposed to fit on a bumper sticker. This is the Constitution. This is the bedrock of 200 years of the greatest democracy history has ever known. This is the standard set for the most powerful Nation on earth, the most powerful democracy ever imagined in history. And even though we have very, very carefully amended this Constitution over the past 200 years--rarely amending, because we know that our whole democracy is built on it--suddenly the floodgates open. We have in the first 3 weeks of this new Congress 75 proposed amendments to the Constitution--75 proposed amendments. Can you imagine what the Founders of this country would think if they actually thought that in 1 year 75 proposed amendments would be here? Seventy-five. The Founders of our country assumed that maybe once every several generations there might be some huge matter so necessary to amend the Constitution. Nobody ever assumed 75 proposals would come rushing in. The House has passed one.…”