I Won't Yield To Anyone About Guns

If A Legislator Is Safe From Competition, Or If He Represents Groups With The Same Economic And Political Beliefs, He Does Not Have To Change His Ideas Or Respond To The Needs Of The Broader Population. He Can Rest Content With A Mediocre, Absentee Performance Knowing He Will Be Returned To Office. And As He Is Returned Year After Year The Seniority System Gives Him Immense Control Over People From Other Parts Of The Country Whose Views He Need Not Heed At All.

The Core Values Of Our Constitution Are At The Heart Of Our Nation's Progress.

Individual Faults And Frailties Are No Excuse To Give In - And No Exemption From The Common Obligation To Give Of Ourselves.

Integrity Is The Lifeblood Of Democracy. Deceit Is A Poison In Its Veins.

We Have To Respect That Any Nominee To The Supreme Court Would Have To Defer Any Comments On Any Matters Which Are Either Before The Court Or Very Likely To Be Before The Court.