I Have Fallen Short In My Life,

Ultimately, The Courts Will Make The Final Judgment Whether The White House Has Gone Too Far. Independent And Impartial Judges Must Assess The Proper Balance Between Protecting Our Liberties And Protecting Our National Security.

We Cannot Simply Speak Out Against An Escalation Of Troops In Iraq, We Must Act To Prevent It... There Can Be No Doubt That The Constitution Gives Congress The Authority To Decide Whether To Fund Military Action, And Congress Can Demand A Justification From The President For Such Action Before It Appropriates The Funds To Carry It Out.

My Father Lifted Me Up In His Strong Gentle Arms And Said Something I Will Never Forget. He Said, "i Know You Can Do It. There Is Nothing That You Can't Do. We're Going To Climb That Hill Together Even If It Takes Us All Day." And At Age 12 Losing Your Leg Pretty Much Seems Like The End Of The World. But As I Climbed Onto His Back And We Flew Down The Hill That Day, I Knew He Was Right. I Knew I Was Going To Be Ok. You See, My Father Taught Me That Even Our Most Profound Losses Are Survivable. And It Is What We Do With That Loss - Our Ability To Transform It Into A Positive Event.

Through Periodic Increases Over The Next Three Decades Under Democratic And Republican Administrations Alike, The Nation Achieved One Of The Fundamental Goals Of A Just Society, Which Is That No One Who Works For A Living Should Have To Live In Poverty.

The Real Transgression Occurs When Religion Wants Government To Tell Citizens How To Live Uniquely Personal Parts Of Their Lives. The Failure Of Prohibition Proves The Futility Of Such An Attempt When A Majority Or Even A Substantial Minority Happens To Disagree. Some Questions May Be Inherently Individual Ones, Or People May Be Sharply Divided About Whether They Are. In Such Cases, Like Prohibition And Abortion, The Proper Role Of Religion Is To Appeal To The Conscience Of The Individual, Not The Coercive Power Of The State.