Political Quotes

“The whole purpose of a parliamentary assembly is to be a clash of ideas and a clash of ideals so that the arguments on all sides of the issue can be placed before the membership of the parliamentary assembly and the public at large for their consideration and for their decision. To attempt to gag a dissenting viewpoint during the debate on an issue as sensitive as this trods on minority rights, and it is my belief that this legislation itself trods on minority rights. It is legislation that is designed specifically to put an end to protests in front of abortion clinics. Those who are in support of this legislation argue that the acts of violence which have been occasionally committed during these abortion clinic protests are sufficient to bring the full weight of the Federal Government down on the protests themselves. I reject that assertion.”