Timothy Murphy Quotes
Instead, I think over the years we have cut the strength of marriage and relationships by the law and weakened the institution. We have tried to deal with relationships with no-fault divorce, with child custody, with so many other avenues; and it has not helped.
Murphy, Timothy. "Marriage Protection Amendment." Congressional Record, vol. 152, U.S. Government Printing Office, 18 Jul. 2006, pp. H5343-H5344.
The Congressman became the focus of the national media when it was discovered that he had been engaged in a series of extra-marital affairs including one with an intern who had disappeared. He had at first lied about it. He had been one of President William Clinton’s harshest moral critics when the President had engaged in an affair with an intern, and there were no calls for Condit’s resignation.
The law at that time gave a married woman almost no rights. The husband legally controlled the family assets regardless of who had earned or provided them. He aslo had absolute control of the upbringing of the children. Women could not vote and in many states were considered property of the husband.
Timothy P. Murphy is an American law enforcement officer and a former Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Murphy joined the FBI in September 1988. He has formerly served in FBI field posts in cities such as Newark, Tampa, Washington, DC, and Cincinnati along with several post at FBI Headquarters. Murphy has investigative experience in a number of matters including counterterrorism, organized crime and drug trafficking. His experience also expands into undercover and surveillance work. Murphy's executive experience includes being the special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office, special agent in charge of the Cincinnati Division, and a member of the Director's Special Agent in Charge Advisory Committee.
