“This is not a legally binding document. It does not mandate that any of these things move forward.”
Tony Garcia
“Not one word in this bill mandates that the equipment be put to use.... But there is no mandate that they be open. No mandate that they pump gas. No mandate to do anything.”
Larry Smith
“I don't break the confidentiality of my patients if it's not legally mandated.”
Elizabeth Shadigian
“Brown does not mandate integrated schools. Instead, Brown mandates no segregated schools. Segregation may be chosen by residential patterns.”
Dave Douglas
“Further reforms mean tough political moves. But with a mandate like this, Koizumi has no excuse not to carry through.”
Kazuo Mizuno
“The 56,000,000-plus citizens who voted against you and your agenda have given me a mandate to move forward with my agenda,”
Cindy Sheehan
“I subscribe entirely and wholeheartedly to that dual mandate, ... I do not subscribe to any rigid or mechanical rule in policy making.”
Richard Shelby