Political Quotes

“This has been a month long ethics and Constitution class--with mandatory attendance. That should have value for each of us. I'm getting more mail each day than I normally get in a month--and most of it is from your constituents. That's right. Out of every 1000 letters I get, only 30 are from Wyoming. I have some ideas what your constituents are saying. I'm not a lawyer. I'm not going to present any legal arguments. Most of my constituents aren't lawyers. I notice that most of your constituents aren't either. I've only served on one jury before and we didn't even get to render a verdict. A boy was being tried for poaching deer out of season--shot with a twenty-two. He was caught red-handed in the barn with the twenty-two and two of the six deer hanging to be butchered. The Boy's argument began claiming he hadn't been properly read his rights. His dad, supporting from the audience, stopped the trial by asking the judge if he could speak with his son. They went into the hall a couple minutes. A boy freshly chastised said, ``I want to plead guilty. In our family we don't believe in getting off on technicalities.'' A successful trial. I watched a boy become a man.”