Lamar S. Smith Quotes

• Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law.

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  Views, Law, Judging

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• The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

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  Religion, Constitution, Freedom Of Religion

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• A mouse can be just as dangerous as a bullet or a bomb.

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  Bombs, Bullets, Computer

  "House targets cybercriminals". www.wired.com. June 16, 2002.

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• The greatest threat to America is not necessarily a recession or even another terrorist attack. The greatest threat to America is a liberal media bias.

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  Stupid, Silly, Media

  "Rep. Lamar Smith: ‘The greatest threat to America is a liberal media bias.’". thinkprogress.org. June 4, 2009.

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• I can't come up with any good reason why they [the INS] would unilaterally disarm.

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  Immigration, Reason Why, Come Up

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• The more energy-efficient we become as a nation, the less we need to develop additional energy sources.

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  Energy, Needs, Source

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• Nearly every study shows that competition from cheap foreign labor undercuts the wages of American workers and legal immigrants.

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  Competition, Wages, Study

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• Electricity is derived from many non-renewable energy sources like oil, natural gas and coal.

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  Hair, Oil, Energy

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• American taxpayers will be forced to foot the bill for the overwhelming costs of amnesty. Under current law, once 11 million illegal immigrants receive probationary status, they will immediately have access to federal benefits like Social Security and Obamacare coverage. If we thought we had a problem with government spending before, just wait.

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  Government, Law, Obamacare

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• Apparently, union bosses are so distraught about declining enrollments they will stoop to exploiting illegal workers. There is no doubt that this would hurt American workers, who would suddenly face a flooded job market full of cheap foreign labor. It would depress the wages of the American workers and cost them jobs.

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  Depressing, Hurt, Jobs

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• What they are doing is disarming in the battle to stop illegal drugs and illegal aliens.

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  Drug, Battle, Immigration

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• A massive new guest worker program hurts American workers. ... If a guest worker program were to provide a path to citizenship, we would be rewarding lawbreakers with the greatest honor our country can bestow - citizenship.

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  Country, Hurt, Honor

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• I support basic research, which can lead to discoveries that change our world, expand our horizons and save lives.

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  Our World, Discovery, Support

  "National Science Foundation funded climate change musical to tune of $700,000" by Perry Chiaramonte, www.foxnews.com. March 31, 2014.

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• The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.

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  Social, Court, Policy

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• The INS, by their actions, is telling would-be illegal aliens that if you don't get caught entering the U.S., we'll look the other way so you can stay.

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  Immigration, Would Be, Looks

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• It would cost Americans their jobs when they have to compete with millions of more [immigrants] for scarce jobs.

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  Jobs, Immigration, Cost

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• Judges should interpret the law, not make it.

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  Law, Judging, Should

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• Conservation of energy also protects our environment.

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  Energy, Environment, Conservation

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