As they see it."I find myself in the odd position of being in the same bathtub with the governor and it's a tight fit." --Mississippi Representative Bobby Moak, chairman of the House Gaming Committee, quoted in the Sun Herald about the debate over casino leases in the wake of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. .
"Every generation has to protect the idea of a representative democracy. If a generation doesn't do that, we're in danger of losing our democracy." --Kentucky Senator Jack Westwood in the Kentucky Post, after attending a national summit on civic literacy. "In the past two years, some 27 states have participated in at least a dozen major environmental initiatives--often lawsuits--in opposition to federal environmental policies." --Article in The Christian Science Christian Science, religion founded upon principles of divine healing and laws expressed in the acts and sayings of Jesus, as discovered and set forth by Mary Baker Eddy and practiced by the Church of Christ, Scientist. Monitor. "Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will be remembered for many things, but most of all as a defender of the rights of states against the federal government. Such a defense will be needed in the 21st century." --Editorial in the Seattle Times. "The task of rebuilding is monumental and disheartening dis·heart·en tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage. to the outsider. But to the battle-scarred survivors of the Gulf Coast, today is better than yesterday, and tomorrow something good will happen." --Best-selling author and former Mississippi legislator LEGISLATOR. One who makes laws. 2. In order to make good laws, it is necessary to understand those which are in force; the legislator ought therefore, to be thoroughly imbued with a knowledge of the laws of his country, their advantages and defects; to John Grisham “Grisham” redirects here. For other uses, see Grisham (disambiguation). John Ray Grisham (born February 8, 1955) is a former politician, retired attorney, American novelist and author best known for his works of modern legal drama. , in a post-Hurricane Katrina column in the Clarion Ledger. "We trust 16-year-old students to drive a 4,000-pound vehicle on the highway, but not to eat a Snickers
Snickers is a sweet bar made by Mars, Incorporated. ? They can join the Army and handle an M-16, but they can't handle a pack of Skittles skittles English ninepin bowling game played with a wooden disk or ball. The pins are set in a diamond formation; the player who knocks down all the pins in the fewest throws wins. Skittles has been played for centuries in public houses and clubs. ?" --Arizona Senator Dean Martin in the Arizona Capitol Times, speaking about legislation that would ban certain items from school vending machines. "We don't like anybody messing with our dogs, our guns, our hunting rights, or trying to take property from us." --Alabama Senator Jack Biddle in the Washington Post. Biddle sponsored legislation to limit eminent-domain condemnations for private development. |
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