“The President's pre-1776 mentality is hurting America and fracturing the foundation on which our country has stood for 230 years. The President can't just bypass two branches of government, and obey only those laws he wants to obey.” WantYearsTwoCountryGovernmentAmericaLawPresidentHurtFoundationOur CountryBranchesMentalityBypassBranches Of Government Author:Russ Feingold
“People whose terms go for five years or longer, like FCC commissioners. That's a higher standard. Then district judges, who are appointed for a lifetime but can be overruled. Then Court of Appeals judges. They're not the highest level, but they're almost the final word. And then, of course, the Supreme Court.” PeopleYearsCoursesTermLevelsFiveJudgingHigherHighestStandardsCourtLifetimeFinalsSupremeAppealsFive YearsSupreme CourtHigher StandardsFinal WordsCommissionersFcc Author:Russ Feingold
“I believe that the Israelis and the Palestinians, by and large, want peace, they each want their own country, and they want to get along, and they are going to get along. I know it sounds unbelievable, but I know enough about this, having been there, that these are sophisticated people. It's not like in Pakistan, where people have been told about Jews for a thousand years but don't know any. The Palestinians know the Jews.” PeopleKnowsWantYearsBelieveHas BeensCountryEnoughI BelieveSoundThousandJewPalestinianSophisticatedThousand YearsUnbelievablePakistan Author:Russ Feingold
“It's just really tragic after all the horrors of the last 1,000 years we can't leave behind something as primitive as government-sponsored execution.” YearsGovernmentLastsBehindsHorrorTragicExecutionPrimitiveDeath PenaltyAgainst Death Penalty Author:Russ Feingold
“Opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling is bad public policy that has no place in the budget process,. The Budget Committee needs to leave drilling in the Arctic Refuge behind and focus on crafting this year's budget package.” NeedsYearsProcessBehindsFocusPolicyOilOpeningBudgetsRefugeCommitteesPackagesWildlifePublic PolicyOpening UpArcticDrillingOil Drilling Author:Russ Feingold
“Make no mistake, our military readiness is already suffering. According to a recent RAND study, the Army has been stretched so thin that active-duty soldiers are now spending one of every two years abroad, leaving little of the Army left in any appropriate condition to respond to crises that may emerge elsewhere in the world.” WorldYearsMayLittlesHas BeensTwoSufferingCoursesLeftMistakeEnemyStudyConditionsMilitaryDutyWeaponsArmyCrisisThreatLeavingSoldierActiveSpendingNuclearErasAppropriateTwo YearsElsewhereNuclear WeaponsContinuingUrgentIrresponsibleReadinessProliferationContinuing On Author:Russ Feingold
