#legislation

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

Well, I think the best thing we can do for the short term is move good energy legislation through to the Congress; I'm encouraged that there's some prospect for that now. ↗

— John W. Snow

#congress #encouraged #energy #good #i

I know we can't abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation. ↗

— Belva Lockwood

#actions #guidelines #i #know #laws

The world is not going to be saved by legislation. ↗

— William Howard Taft

#legislation #saved #world

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

The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day. ↗

— James Callaghan

#break #day #disagree #encourage #even

We don't want crimes committed in New Mexico falling through the cracks. This legislation ensures that there is no area of our state where crimes can be committed without consequence. ↗

— Pete Domenici

#committed #consequence #cracks #crimes #ensures