Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
Thomas Dale DeLayis a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republican PartyHouse Majority Leader from 2003–05...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 April 1947
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but our respect and admiration does not grant judges the powers many have assumed over the years.
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Especially in light of the debate over Judge Roberts' confirmation, all Americans should look closely at the issue of judicial activism and to make their voices heard.
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It was obtained from a magistrate at seven o'clock at night, ... It didn't even go to the federal judge that understands the case, and it was obtained to arrest Elian as an illegal alien ... that's just a lie.
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I think that the judicial system should not be open to the kind of criticism that would naturally happen if Judge Perkins remains on the case,
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I think they would serve the nation better if they would just comment on what they see and what they know, rather than putting their own agenda forward as an expert.
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just another seedy attempt by the liberal media to embarrass me.
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I respect his opinion, but I don't respect his ability to count votes,
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we went to work and we were under the impression that he probably wasn't (going to indict), or he would have ... called me to testify before the grand jury. I have not testified before the grand jury to present my side of the case, and they indicted me.
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We have to remove the red tape so they can get these checks and start to rebuild their lives,
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We're close -- very close, ... Hopefully we'll have the bill tonight or tomorrow.
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We must not allow our president to be undermined by those who want his job,
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We will recover. And we will rebuild. And the Congress will work in a bipartisan fashion to see to it that the work ahead of us is done right.
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We will raise the Katrina disaster as the top priority for the House, but at the same time we have other work that we will be working on,
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Our responsibility, that frankly we didn't perform very well, is to make sure those are legitimate earmarks for legitimate reasons.