We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from decent, loyal Americans. This great Constitution of ours should never be used to make a group of Americans permanent second-class citizens.
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President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how.
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Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources.
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We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world - we need to make them accessible to every American.
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Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that we get health reform done. We cannot wait another day.
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With so many of our fundamental rights hanging in the balance, it is not good enough to simply roll the dice, hoping a nominee has changed his past views. It's not good enough to think, 'This is the best we can expect from this president'.
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