#legislation

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No Child Left Behind widens the gap between the races more than any piece of educational legislation I've seen in 40 years. It denies inner-city kids the critical-thinking skills to interrogate reality.


Jonathan Kozol


#behind #between #child #denies #educational

My legislation would cut off all funding for trials of anyone from Guantanamo in any court in the United States of America. This bill would help stop the misguided plan to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 terrorists on trial in Downtown Manhattan.


Peter King


#any #anyone #bill #court #cut

When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.


P. J. O'Rourke


#bought #buying #controlled #first #first things

Our legislation addresses broadcasts over the public airwaves, but I hope the cable and satellite industries see the importance of this issue and voluntarily create a family tier of programming and offer culturally responsible products.


Charles W. Pickering


#broadcasts #cable #create #culturally #family

The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international police force with power to enforce national conformity to rules of right conduct is a counsel of perfection.


Elihu Root


#authority #conduct #conformity #control #counsel

Last year, I was proud to be an original co-sponsor of legislation that would increase federal judges' salaries by more than 40 percent. It also built in a cost of living adjustment, so the Judicial Branch would not be dependent on the Legislative Branch for increases each year.


Debbie Wasserman Schultz


#also #branch #built #cost #dependent

The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it.


Lamar Alexander


#big #bipartisan #country #goal #legislation

Life, faculties, production-in other words, individuality, liberty, property-this is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful political leaders, these three gifts from God precede all human legislation, and are superior to it.


Frédéric Bastiat


#law #legislation #liberty #man #politics

1. Bullying is not okay. Period. 2. Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people. 3. If your sincerely-held religious beliefs require you to bully children, then your beliefs are fucked up.


Jim C. Hines


#bullying #legislation #outrage #schools #freedom

Today, our actions must be motivated only by our intense desire to achieve a just and lasting peace. The compassion and charity of the American people should be reflected in this legislation, though sadly, they are silenced.


Nick Rahall


#actions #american #american people #charity #compassion