Law Passage Quotes

When a treaty must depend for its execution ... on a law or laws to be passed by Congress ... it is the Constitutional duty of the House of Representatives to deliberate on the expediency of carrying such treaty into effect.

We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.

There's no question that Kennedy was an utter failure as a passer of laws during his proverbial thousand days.

We passed important laws to give the authorities responsible for investigation wide powers to defend us.

I prefer a simple bill which deals with a single basic issue. When you add new provisions to a bill you develop a larger coalition of opposition. Each new provision brings in more opponents who combine with the existing opponents until you no longer can pass the law.

No Man would be so daring as to place a veto on a Law that had passed with the assent of the Legislature

[I]t is more convenient to prevent the passage of a law, than to declare it void after it has passed.

The dream of the Convention was born from the that children and their needs were not been considered when policies were being made, laws passed or actions undertaken.