Political Quotes

“So far the arguments, as I have heard them on the floor here today, are that the polls, the newspapers, and the people do not like the present system, and they want campaign election reform. This proposition 2--this bill is entitled ``Campaign Election Reform.'' Conclusion: We should pass this bill. Mr. President, I do not believe that to be the case. This bill will not end up restoring confidence in the political system. It will force money into different channels, channels which neither this bill nor any other bill can control, one for which the candidates will be less responsible, and not more I think responsible in any respect whatsoever. The Senator from Utah in beginning this debate said that the appropriate solution was not limitation but disclosure. I agree with him. That is the thrust of an opinion based by Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia which is frequently quoted on these subjects. Mr. President, we should be willing to trust the American people, as he puts it, with sorting out their own ideas as long as they know the source of those ideas and the source of the money to communicate those ideas. That is appropriate election reform.”