Quotes About Legislation

The Parliament in Canada and the Congress in Washington do not have the authority to revoke the commandments of God, or to modify or amend them in any way.

Good morals lead to good laws.

If bribery is good enough for Congress, it's good enough for me.

1913 wasn't a very good year. 1913 gave us the income tax, the 16th amendment and the IRS.

It is easier to get one or a few of good sense, and of ability to legislate and adjudge, than to get many.

You can't legislate good will - that comes through education.

Very good laws may be ill timed.

The public knows how many good things there are as part of the Affordable Care Act. The Republicans say they're going to repeal. They don't know what to replace it with.

The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news.

The good news is that we really do think that ... on the immigration issue, that we will, before summer, have comprehensive immigration reform.

The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a state of uncertainty as to whether the Government will repeal tomorrow what it has enacted today.

Ever occur to you why some of us can be this much concerned with animals' suffering? Because government is not. Why not? Animals don't vote.

Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee.

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.

The government has the right to change laws and rules and regulations.

It is amazing how many people seem to think that the government exists to turn their prejudices into law.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... But not everyone must prove they are a citizen.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.

The whole human rights structure is based on the accountability of governments.

Never blame a legislative body for not doing something. When they do nothing, that don't hurt anybody. When they do something is when they become dangerous.

It's hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation to prevent the government from writing and paying for the news.

There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead.

Governments without separation of powers commit the worst crimes.