I think there's a better way to approach many of these issues, |
I trust that my colleagues are searching their hearts and reading the constitution as they decide their vote on this issue, not just the way the political winds are blowing. ... Democrats recognize this is a core Democratic value, and they're not afraid to stand by the constitution in their pursuit of higher office. |
I'm grateful that a majority of my colleagues in the Senate Appropriations Committee has taken a principled stand against discrimination and in favor of allowing same-sex couples who want to devote their lives to one another, |
It would be disrespectful to the millions of Californians who support this bill not to hear the arguments of its supporters, ... This is not just another bill. |
It would be highly unusual and a direct insult to the proponents of this bill and the many millions of Californian families who want him to sign it. |
It's a significant accomplishment. It was a thing of beauty, |
It's a significant day. It's a historic occasion, |
It's just the beginning. |
It's unfortunate for the Republicans to say if we don't see it their way, we're soft on crime or support the criminals, which is not the case. Many of these bills would appear to make sense, but you have to understand the unintended consequences. |
Margita Thompson has said all kinds of things in the past that have proven not to be true, ... I will continue to make my request to meet with the governor and explain why there are millions of people who are suffering under the inequality of the current law and who need this bill to be signed. |
My opinion is that anyone repeatedly driving DUI has an illness, and that illness is called alcoholism, ... Now, you've got someone with a disease, and you take away their license, and you have someone with an alcohol addiction with no license getting behind the wheel of a car. That's an additional crime, so you'll have someone going to jail. ? Now you've broken up the family and taken away the breadwinner. |
No legislative body has ever passed such a measure. It would be historic, |
No. 1, the crime would not have occurred. And the brutality would not have been (as bad) as it was. This was a hate crime because she was a transgender woman. |
Our current laws tell peaceful, law-abiding, tax-paying, native-born citizens, you and your partner must either split up or leave the country, ... This is nonsense and it's completely mean spirited. |
Rather than a nonsensical 2,000-foot radius for all sex offenders ? and wasting all this money needlessly on GPS that won't prevent anything, let's get them the help they need when they're on the ground, in the community, ... That would give the community a greater sense of security because they know the support team is in their community. |