Alan G. Lance Quotes
We did not send them [Senators] here to vote their conscience; we sent them here to vote the will of their constituents.
Some Senators stated that in good conscience they could not vote to curtail freedom of speech or expression. See Edmund Burke {194922} for one of the great statements on the legislator’s obligation.
Alan G. Lance, National Commander, American Legion, Reference to the Senate when a Flag Burning Constitutional Amendment failed to muster the necessary 2/3 vote, March, 2000
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Then running for reelection as a state legislator.
She was one of the very few remaining bi Partisan Republicans. There had been a de facto purge of liberal Republicans from the party.
This is a formal codification of the position that was made by the great orator Edmund Burke: {194922}.
Originally it was published in Boston under the name “A Columbian Patriot.” The “principles to which she referred were the principles set out in our Constitution of 1787.
The state senator had voted to override his own party governor's veto of a popular solid waste disposal project. The governor retaliated by withdrawing nominations for appointments in the senator's district.
At the time few believed he would not slow down or kill all civil rights legislation as he had done throughout his career. But this is one example of a politician telling the truth on the campaign trail with few believing him. He certainly vindicated his early civil rights record once he became president.
She was shot in the head in a mass shooting which killed one of her closest staff members, She made a remarkable recovery and rehabilitation but decided to resign so she could devote her energy to her rehabilitation. After Congress she did that and gave her effort to Americans for Responsible Solutions, an organization to try and reduce mass shootings.
Alan G. Lance Sr. is an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Lance previously served as the Idaho Attorney General and as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives.
