We do not have to have a trial. The Constitution says that the Senate shall be the sole trier of an impeachment resolution. It gives us the power to do it, but it doesn't demand that we have to,
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You can't sort of split the baby by saying, well, he's guilty but we're not going to convict him. It would be unconstitutional to have a findings of fact that suggests the president is guilty but we're not going to convict him, and do it not by a two-thirds majority but by a simple majority.John Breaux
Well, Judy, I would hope in the new year, we could start thinking about politics not like it was the Super Bowl, where you always have to have one team that wins and the other team has to be a loser.
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The most important speech of this election is ... going to be given by the loser when they concede because it will set the tone for the next four years,
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And the issues I think are important in Louisiana right now happen to be health care and education. And those are two areas that the federal government can play a very important role. And I think I can be effective in trying to help our state from the Washington scene.
John Breaux
We've been hollering about funding for years, but everyone would say There goes Louisiana again, asking for more money. We've had some powerful people in powerful places, but we never got what we needed.
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That's why a tax-reform commission appointed by President Bush is looking for a way to repeal the dreaded tax. Yet the panel, which is due to complete its work Nov. 1, is coming to grips with a much tougher question In an era of already-big federal budget deficits, how will it make up the money the Treasury will lose if the AMT is repealed. We have a concept of where we want to go, ... We just don't have the details.
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