“We're asking that they reconsider this entire sham, ... The system is not fair, it is not credible and it is not transparent. . . . From the very earliest drafts, it was clear that this system was nothing more than a thinly-veiled attempt to severely restrict employee rights and to concentrate power in the hands of the managers. . . . NTEU and the employees at the DHS need to be involved in the development of this system.”
Colleen Kelley
“For him who confesses, shams are over and realities have begun; he has exteriorized his rottenness. If he has not actually got rid of it, he at least no longer smears it over with a hypocritical show of virtue -- he lives at least upon a basis of veracity.”
William James
“I'm not about to vote for something that is a sham. This bill backed off from any real enforcement at all. You don't have enforcement, you don't have a bill, and let's not fool the public.”
Rep. David Schultheis
“This is not a sham, not a game. This is the real stuff.”
Marion Barry
“We have not filed (a lawsuit) yet. We will ask them to reconsider their decision based on the information Mr. Bagwell has provided. If they continue denying the claim, we will file litigation against Connecticut General. We're going to give them several weeks to reconsider their position.”
Wayne Fisher
“We did not expect this. I don't think our policies were wrong, but we must reconsider our tactics.”
Katsuya Okada
“They should reconsider and reexamine what they are doing, ... They should not be misled again into believing they can achieve by military aggression what they were unable to achieve by their means of malice, trickery and deception.”
Saddam Hussein
