Citizens Quote by Bill Hagerty Download Open image “The Senate is not a court for trying private citizens.” — Bill Hagerty ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Citizens Court Private Senate Trying
Justices are not politicians. They don't run on a political platform, and senators should not ask them to do so. — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
In recent years, even as the court has become an increasingly political body, the Senate is not focused on preserving any perceived ideological balance… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself. — Saxby Chambliss Copy Share Image
It is not the role of Congress to decide legal cases between private parties. That is why we have courts. — Jerrold Nadler Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy. — Lamar S. Smith Copy Share Image
The Senate has a constitutional responsibility to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court, and I take that responsibility very seriously. — Bill Nelson Copy Share Image
No public servant or legislator can claim any privacy to take money for conducting their official functions. — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
It is deeply concerning to learn that Linda Thomas-Greenfield repeatedly praised autocratic China's aggressive and troubling expansion into Africa during a 2019 speech at the Chinese government-directed Confucius Institute in Georgia. — Bill Hagerty Copy Share
As the former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, I dealt on a daily basis with China. — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
Local jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal law enforcement jeopardize the safety of American communities and put our officers at greater risk of… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
The Democrats have a plan, their plan is to humiliate and embarrass the Republican voters that supported President Trump. — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
The Trump Administration kept its promise to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, the eternal and indivisible capital of the Jewish State of Israel,… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
Telephone companies do not shut off your phone line based on what political views you express during calls. The same logic should apply today… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
The model of the Abraham Accords between Israel and the Arab world serves as a powerful reminder that diplomacy is not an end itself,… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
I was fortunate to benefit from Secretary Shultz's advice and counsel when I served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan. — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
As the U.S. ambassador to Japan, I saw firsthand how oppressive regimes in North Korea, Russia, and China attempted to erase history; it's part… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
We became energy independent under President Trump. It is strong for our economy, strong for our national security. — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
The United States cannot fall victim again to Tehran's blackmail, bribery, and extortion by giving into its demands for sanctions relief. — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
The United States must continue efforts to lead the world in holding accountable the Chinese Communist Party for all of its predatory and threatening… — Bill Hagerty Copy Share Image
Politics is not an issue whether you like or dislike , but every citizen must involve. — Khem Veasna Copy Share Image
The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political life. We… — S. I. Hayakawa Copy Share Image
Jeff Chu's pilgrimage across America to discover his own place as a gay man in the Christian church as well as attitudes about being gay and Christian across denominations is at once timely, smart, poignant, disturbing, inspiring, and maddening. It's essential reading for anyone who cares about the rights of the LGBTQ community to be treated as equal citizens at… — Donna Freitas Copy Share
“The police ultimately pay the price for poor customer service when citizens become fearful of them.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Worship isn't destructive, Martin. I know that. I don't. I only know it's the core of his life. What else has he got? He can hardly read. He knows no physics or engineering to make to world real for him. No paintings to show him how others have enjoyed it. No music except television jingles. No history except tales from… — Peter Shaffer Copy Share
No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends. — William Jennings Bryan Copy Share Image
Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
A free society depends upon a high degree of mutual trust. The public will not give that trust to officials who are not seen to be impartially dedicated to the general public interest, nor will they give trust to those high in government who violate the rule of law they ask citizens to obey at the expense of self-interest, or… — Archibald Cox Copy Share
My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little… — Imelda Marcos Copy Share Image
The average ordinary citizen can do a lot of different things when it comes to the climate crisis. — Lawrence Bender Copy Share Image
I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we're supposed to make. We waste so much time making decisions… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
