John Kyl Quotes (17 Quotes)

It would be a tragic development if ideology became an increasingly important consideration in the future. To make ideology an issue in the confirmation process is to suggest that the legal process is and should be a political one.

He'll tell his story and until he does it would be wise for people to withhold their judgment. People should hold their fire and wait until the facts come in, then we can discuss this in a rational, nonpartisan way rather than in a way that gives comfort to our enemies.

He enforced Missouri's Brady bill, its gun registration bill, even though he wasn't crazy about the law. And with respect to abortion, he rendered opinions as attorney general that were contrary to his personal beliefs but which upheld Missouri law and were in accord with, in fact, the pro-choice position at that time, because it was the law,

Few if any people would die right away. But the loss of power would have a cascading effect on all aspects of U.S. society. Communication would be largely impossible. Lack of refrigeration would leave food rotting in warehouses, exacerbated by a lack of transportation as those vehicles still working simply ran out of gas (which is pumped with electricity). The inability to sanitize and distribute water would quickly threaten public health, not to mention the safety of anyone in the path of the inevitable fires, which would rage unchecked. And as we have seen in areas of natural and other disasters, such circumstances often result in a fairly rapid breakdown of social order.

It takes death out of the equation, ... It removes that horrible Hobson's choice that a family must make at the worst possible time.

We should end this tax death on virtue, work, savings, job creation and the American dream, and end it for good.

But it will take leadership by the Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Department, and other federal agencies, along with support from Congress, all of which have yet to materialize,

In other words, will he really tell everything that you want to know in exchange for, for example, not seeking the death penalty,

It is a disgusting possibility that members of the Senate would actually try to politicize intelligence, especially at a time of war, even apparently reaching conclusions before investigations have been performed.

The question is, do we dare risk failure in this war on terrorism There isn't anything more threatening to American citizens than the terrorists, and it's going to take what it takes, whatever that number is, ... Defeat is not an option here. Pulling out is not an option.

To believe that Iran has genuinely abandoned its longstanding ambition to become a nuclear power requires an almost willful ignorance of its history or an utterly breathtaking level of naivete on the part of those entrusted to monitor nuclear proliferation.

a great American hero in the truest sense. He had already given up so much, including an incredible football career and loving family, to fight for his country in the war on terrorism. His patriotism and courage are an inspiration and we are grateful for his ultimate sacrifice.

The events of September 11th have devastated the travel industry more than any other segment of the economy, and the situation will worsen until Americans resume travel, ... As one of the country's largest employers, the travel and tourism industry's health closely connects to the state of the overall national economy.

FIDNET won't monitor any private network or e-mail traffic or confer new authority on any government agency, and will be fully consistent with privacy law and practice -- right.

The message should be this is what we need to do right now, but continued aggression and hostility on the part of China will clearly provoke more responses by the United States and the sale of the Aegis cruiser is certainly not out of the question in the future.

The Sept. 11 commission report stated that our biggest failure was one of 'imagination.' No one imagined that terrorists would do what they did on Sept. 11. Today few Americans can conceive of the possibility that terrorists could bring our society to its knees by destroying everything we rely on that runs on electricity. But this time we've been warned, and we'd better be prepared to respond.

We recognize to proceed would ... result in a vote that would not be successful.