“Ideally citizens are to think of themselves as if they were legislators and ask themselves what statutes, supported by what reasons satisfying the criterion of reciprocity, they would think is most reasonable to enact.”
John Rawls
“If Mr. Davis thinks it is responsible for that board in Halifax County to ignore all the statutes that govern what it is that they're supposed to do, then that is his opinion. The conduct of the local board of health and its employees in this case, regarding Lady Kitchin, is just about as asinine as that comment about what this case is about.”
John Bryant
“I reluctantly vote to decertify the petition, ... I still think it's ridiculous, but a statute's a statute.”
Gary Johnson
“I reluctantly vote to decertify the petition. I still think it's ridiculous, but a statute's a statute.”
“I guess we all could have been put in jail for that. Do you think the statute of limitations has expired?”
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
“If you have a statute, it makes someone who could be inclined to do that to think twice.”
Joseph Curran
“Taking private properties and turning it over for essentially private use, our statute 132 allows that and I think this is clearly wrong, ... Repealing Chapter 132 is simple and easy to do and a simple process to accomplish.”
Robert Ward