Lamar S. Smith famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Views #Law #Judging
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Constitution #Freedom Of Religion
A mouse can be just as dangerous as a bullet or a bomb.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Bombs #Bullets #Computer
The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Social #Court #Policy
The more energy-efficient we become as a nation, the less we need to develop additional energy sources.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Energy #Needs #Source
Nearly every study shows that competition from cheap foreign labor undercuts the wages of American workers and legal immigrants.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Competition #Wages #Study
Judges should interpret the law, not make it.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Law #Judging #Should
Electricity is derived from many non-renewable energy sources like oil, natural gas and coal.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Oil #Energy #Coal
Conservation of energy also protects our environment.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Energy #Environment #Conservation
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.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Silly #America #Media
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.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Law #Obamacare #Feet
It would cost Americans their jobs when they have to compete with millions of more [immigrants] for scarce jobs.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Jobs #Immigration #Cost
What they are doing is disarming in the battle to stop illegal drugs and illegal aliens.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Drug #Battle #Immigration
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.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Entering #Way #Immigration
I can't come up with any good reason why they [the INS] would unilaterally disarm.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Immigration #Reason #Come Up
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.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Depressing #Hurt #Jobs
I support basic research, which can lead to discoveries that change our world, expand our horizons and save lives.
-- Lamar S. Smith

#Our World #Discovery #Support

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